Ever wanted to go on a Pokemon journey similar to the one Ash took? Now's your chance! I will see how this goes on a site which does not allow control of other people's characters.
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For quite some time in the Pokemon World there existed a Pokemon forum website. This forum was called "Pokemon Virtual", and it was a place where trainers all across the land could talk about their Pokemon as well as their experiences as a trainer. In the span of a few years, this forum grew quite popular (by the way, it originated about a year after Ash Ketchum started his Pokemon journey, just for a time reference), and it really eased interaction among trainers worldwide. But this forum also led to something else...

Also over the course of a few years, the Indigo League's participants grew more and more local. Many people considered the league "too plain" or "unoriginal" as they journeyed to other places like Mt. Silver and Ever Grande City for more exciting and unique styles of battle and/or competition. In order to improve its reputation, the Indigo League committee had to innovate something that could prevent the Indigo League from failing altogether. For years they watched various events in the world with hope, hope of finding some inspiration for something new.

Years later, it was found. It was three years after Ash started his Hoenn journeys, for a time reference. The inspiration was a dispute between Teams Magma and Aqua. This dispute eventually turned into a sort of war--an organized one. It was almost like a normal Pokemon battle (this will be explained later). But more importantly, this became a new battle style the Indigo League committee decided to let fly. And thus, it created a new battle style called a Pokemon War, and a competition dedicated to these "wars".

In a Pokemon War, two groups with an equal number of people battle. First, one member of each group does a normal Pokemon battle. When one person loses the battle, one of his/her team members takes that person's place and battles the winner. Team members may switch out just like Pokemon can in a battle, and they can also forfeit. The whole team can also decide to forfeit, so long as the decision is unanimous. Anyways, the first team to have all its members defeated in battle is the loser. A Pokemon War requires a little bit of group strategy and lots of participation and determination from each member.

^^In the competition, Pokemon Wars are only some of the battles involved in the new Indigo League. In the first few rounds there are also two-person double battles, three-person triple battles, two-person quadruple battles, and of course the standard one-on-one battles. Contest battles may also be included here and there--thus the competition requires much versatility within a team.

Enough explaining of the competition. Let's get back to Pokemon Virtual. In the forum, one member was also a Pokemon professor--Professor Willow. She, like Oak, Elm, and Birch, included giving Pokemon to beginning trainers in her duties. However, she was unique in that she gave trainers a very broad choice in starter Pokemon. She gave out all sorts of Pokemon as starters, so long as they were basic (not evolved) and non-legendary. Also, she was known for designing "Pokevices" (which are like Pokedexes) with many interesting and useful features. Anyways, one day Professor Willow decided to gather together five beginning trainers to enter the new Indigo League. It didn't matter where they came from--even if they were outside of Kanto--the only qualification was an acceptance of working in a group. The group would be encouraged to stick together, and to hopefully prevail together in the upcoming competition. And this brings us to the start of this RPG.
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A few notes about the RPG:

-This RPG requires involvement. By signing up for this RPG, you are promising that you will stay in it and not just ignore it, and you better make good posts as well--not the three-line or all-lowercase ones I sometimes see. I specifically designed this RPG to simulate an actual Pokemon journey similar to the one Ash and his friends took together. In this RPG, our characters will really get to know each other as the journey progresses, which I hope will only double the fun. Oh and also, four people at the most will be allowed in this RPG, excluding myself. A deeply involved RPG such as this cannot function properly if it's too large--five should be a good number at most. However, at least three people in all (including me) are required to start this RPG.

-Pokemon. Professor Willow will give everyone a starter Pokemon which you get to choose in your signup. Here are some do's and don'ts about picking your starter:
--Don't pick an evolved Pokemon, even if it evolves from a baby Pokemon. Sorry, Pikachu can't be a starter.
--Do pick a made-up Pokemon if you want--they're allowed. But do see the made-up Pokemon clause below.
--Don't pick more than one Pokemon.
--Don't make your Pokemon shiny or give it any special abilities or attacks.
--Don't pick Forbidden Pokemon (see note below) as starters.
--Do PM me if you feel a Forbidden Pokemon shouldn't be Forbidden--I'll discuss the matter with you. Forbidden Pokemon are usually Forbidden because they're too strong (or too weak, even) or too complicated to work with.

*If you pick a Pokemon that is not allowed by accident, I won't be mad at you. Rather, I'll simply tell you to change it, and tell you why.

-Made-Up Pokemon. Yes, you can make up Pokemon! However, I've seen many RPGs where you don't really know very much about a made-up Pokemon besides its name and attacks. So therefore, if you want to use made-up Pokemon you must have them approved. To approve a Pokemon, use the form below. Fill out the form then either PM it to me or include it in your signup. I'll keep a list of all the approved Pokemon. Oh, and also, you cannot have more than two made-up Pokemon at a time.

Now for the two forms:

Trainer Signup Form:

Name: First, last, nicknames--include whatever you want.
Age: You don't have to be 10.
Gender:
Appearance: A picture or a detailed description will do.
Personality: This is especially important in this type of RPG, so provide whatever details you feel are necessary.
History: This isn't as important as Personality, but it will help with character development. It can be as short as a paragraph long, but not three lines. Remember that you're a member of Pokemon Virtual, and that you do not have any Pokemon yet.
Starter: Pick your starting Pokemon according to the guidelines above.
Other: Anything else you think people should know about your character. You just can't have any special powers or anything--except understading what Pokemon say is pretty common with any Pokemon RPG trainer. (The only one exempt from that is Professor Willow, as she's not in the group.)
RPG Sample: The type of sample you post in this RPG is different from those of other RPGs. Your sample does NOT have to be about the character you're RPing, but it must be about a Pokemon trainer of some sort that you made up. (It can even be a dream about your sign-up character traveling with a Pokemon!) The main purpose of this sample is to give me a general idea of how you roleplay and of your post quality. Be aware that if your sample RP is good but you put low-quality posts in the actual RPG, you will be kicked out.

Made-Up Pokemon Form:

Name: For structural purposes, this must be between 3 and 10 letters long.
Element: Fire, Water, Ice, etc. No more than 2 elements please.
Appearance: A picture or detailed description will do.
Attacks: List a few attacks it can learn. Just make sure that in the RPG, you don't have it learn any really powerful moves later on. You can also make up attacks as long as they're not all powerful and you say what they do.
Ability: Only list one. You can make one up so long as it doesn't make the Pokemon near invincible.
Other: Anything else about the Pokemon: its strengths and weaknesses, special abilities it has, evolution, etc.

**As for my role in this RPG, I'll play both Professor Willow and a trainer in the group. However, the two don't know each other nearly as closely as Gary and Professor Oak do--in other words, she doesn't show favouritism.

**My Signups:
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Name: Vi Willow (a.k.a. Professor Willow)
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Appearance: Professor Willow is 5'8" tall. She has light almond-coloured skin, dark brown eyes that almost look purple, and black hair tied in a loose ponytail that falls down to her hips--though in front it is shorter and falls near her face. For the most part, all one would see her wearing is a white trenchcoat (with a hint of a black shirt underneath), black boots, and a white hat. She also wears glasses.
Personality: Willow is quite passionate about her work. She likes adventure and new opportunities, and she especially likes "treasure hunts", especially for Pokemon to capture. Overall she's pretty diligent in the work she does and likes, and if she procrastinates on things, it's a sure sign that she sees them as pointless or uninteresting. She's also eager to learn about new things--if there's something in her way she needs to know about, she studies the matter till she pretty much knows it. But as a side effect of this, she tends to be pedantic and often corrects people who have the facts wrong (though not too harshly). Meanness is something she tries not to use, and one couldn't possibly call her greedy. Rather, she's dedicated to helping people out, and she often does things for people without asking for much of a reward. The only condition is that she has to enjoy whatever she does for that person.
History: Vi (Willow) was born in Lavender Town, and she had two sisters--one older, one younger. The older one was Sabrina's mother, and the younger one was a cheery, outgoing girl named Mai. The mother often referred to the three sisters as "the magical gradient" because the three had different levels of special powers. Well, for Sabrina's mother those were obvious--she had various psychic powers. Mai, on the other hand, had no such abilities at all. Vi was somewhere in the middle--she just had certain mental characteristics that weren't really "powers" but were out of the ordinary anyways.

Of all the family, Vi was the first to show a strong interest in Pokemon. Ever since she was around 8 years old, she was very interested in Pokemon, and as time went by she grew much more familiar with it, even though she never became a trainer. She occasionally attended Pokemon workshops but never became fully enrolled in any Pokemon academy--most things she just found out on her own. Her dream was to become a Pokemon researcher--perhaps even a professor.

Vi's goal came sooner than she thought. Over the course of several years, she journeyed across various continents to explore the many Pokemon that inhabited those lands. When she got more experienced in this field (and pretty quickly so), she started discovering Pokemon that hadn't even been discovered yet! Years later, she talked to Professors Oak, Ivy, Birch, and Elm about the new Pokemon she discovered, as well as many of her other studies. She also said that she wanted to be a Pokemon professor like them, but none of them really trusted her experience that much as they had no proof of it. But luckily, some factor in a job as a teacher in a Pokemon academy got Vi the title of Pokemon Professor. (These progresses would take too long to explain.) She wanted to follow the tree tradition of the other professors and thus gaver herself the name Willow. (Willow is not her real last name.)
Starter: N/A--she's not in the group. She has several Pokemon back at her lab, which she usually takes care of for other trainers or gives to starting trainers.
Other: You're probably confused about the last sentence in the first paragraph of Willow's history. To define those qualities, for example, part of the reason why Willow learns things rather quickly is the fact that she hardly ever forgets what she learns (with the occasional exception of numbers and people's names). Also, her mind can stay awake no matter how tired her body is--as a result she doesn't usually get much sleep.

Other than that, Professor Willow's lab is in a faraway continent called Nazumi, which is where a lot of Pokemon the majority of people never heard of are found. Also, because Willow has very little lab space, she found another way to store Pokemon that will be revealed later...

**I'll decide on a trainer later, after I see some of your signups.

Trainer Kat

March 31st, 2007, 8:28 AM

Name: Kat Tachikawa
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r223/Gengarr/1351189585_l.jpg
Personality: Kat is a generally withdrawn individual. She is stuck up, and often irritated by others, especially when she doesn't know them well enough. She has a tendency to talk down to others, though she isn't a mean person by nature. On the contrary, she is actually a very kind individual, even though she does think of herself as royalty. People find out that her heart is made of pure gold once they get to know her.
History: Kat grew up in Goldenrod city, which most likely accounts for why she feels she is a "higher-up." She had had contact with all sorts of Pokemon, often running as fast as her little legs could carry her to the Pokemon daycare, where she would help the old owners tend to the trainers' Pokemon. She would often watch Ash Ketchum's televised battles, her eyes glazed over as she took in every fluid movement of every Pokemon he used as his opponents fell one by one. In order to earn the extra money she needed, she became a model. It would suffice until she started winning battles...and got a Pokemon, of course. As soon as Pokemon Virtual went online, she became a member, wanting anything and everything to do with Pokemon. Hearing of Professor Willow, she set off to Kanto to recieve her first Pokemon.
Starter: Meowth (#52)
Other: None, except I do plan to have her warm up to people, so she's not going to be mean forever. :]
RPG Sample: [This is from some RPG a year or so ago..I keep it on file in case an RPG requires a sample.]
Doll...everyone thought of her as nothing more than a doll...Her skin was perfect, like porcelain, her eyes like radiant pools of water, a deep blue hue. Her long blonde hair reached her back, the strands reminiscent of silk. She came from a prestigious family, wealthy for hundreds of years. None of them would ever have to work again. Her mother had often told her that her "great, great grandfather was a world-renowned Pokemon trainer." Pokemon. She loved Pokemon. She was given a Pokemon at birth. A young Meowth. The finest of the litter. The small feline had since grown into a sleek, refined Persian, but she loved it all the same. Day by day, she sat by her bedroom window, corset sinched tightly across her delicate waist. She would stare out the window, longing to be outside, playing with the Oddish that garnished the acres of her land. But that's not what ladies do, is it? No...that isn't what ladies do. Ladies weren't even referred to by name. They were "miss" if they were still young, unmarried, and "mistress" if they had been wed. Marcella...my name is Marcella... She dreamed of one thing, and one thing only. More than anything, she wanted to be a Pokemon trainer.

Master Trainer Empoleon

April 1st, 2007, 6:36 AM

Name:Sekuro Reiko

Age:15

Gender:Male

Appearemce:Sekuro is 6'1" tall and weighs 155 pounds. Sekuro has teal hair with silver streaks in them. For some reason Sekuro has a leaf-shaped scar on his right ckeek close to his eye. It is unknown how it got there,but Sekuro knows it has some thing to do with his destiny. Sekuro often wears a black T-shirt with a white vest-jacket,the vest-jacket has an Eevee logo on the back of it. Sekuro also wears black fingerless gloves with white leaf designs on it. Sekuro wears white cargo shorts and white tennis shoes with black leaf designs on them. Sekuro also has bright green eyes.

Personality:Sekuro is a happy-go-lucky indivual who aspires to be a champion and find out his destiny. Sekuro often seems to be somewhat dense but,in reality is quite intelligent. Sekuro is also a great repairman.

History:Sekuro was born in Twinleaf Town where he learne basic trainer skills. When Sekuro turned 15 he left Sinnoh and headed for Kanto in hopes of being part of a team and it is believed that Sekuro's Destiny lies somewhere within Kanto. When Sekuro's Leaf scar lights up in a green aura,then that means it's a clue to finding his destiny. When Sekuro went to Kanto,he forgot that he didn't have any pokemon! He forgot to catch one in Sinnoh,now he had to get him a pokemon...

Starter:Eevee

Other:Sekuro's favorite food is Egg rolls any kind are fine with him. Sekuro also has a thing for attractive girls.

RPG Sample(This is from Sekuro's dream when he was 9 when he first wanted to find his destiny.)

"Wha..What am I doing here?" said Sekuro as he opened his eyes and found himself in a thick brush of leaves and twigs.

Sekuro stood up and he realized he didn't have a shirt on. He just had on some black shorts and wooden sandals.

Sekuro frantically clawed his way through the thick branches and leaves.

Suddenly,he came across a strange rock which had the same leaf marking that was on his face.

Suddenly,his scar glowed,so did the rock. "Go to Kanto 6 years from now!" There you will find out why you have that leaf scar."said the voice "Bu..But..wait!"
yelled Sekuro "What do I do now?...What pokemon do I get?"

"Don't worry."said the voice "You'll know just the one..."
Then,Sekuro realized his full potential and began learning the basics on Pokemon.

Sekuro noticed that after the strange rock stopped glowing,he felt a strange warm glowing feeling and then,while entangled in the vines and branches,he suddenly sees a Carnivine!

The Carnivine lunged at Sekuro and all of a sudden,before Carnivine could land its bite attack,it's hit by a razor leaf attack. Then the pokemon looked at Sekuro with glowing Green eyes and left as quiclky as it came.

"What was that?" said Sekuro He remembered what the pokemon looked like,it was tan,had tattered-like leafs for ears and on it's legs. Sekuro vowed to one day meet this pokemon outside of his dream.

Later in his dream,Sekuro thought he was awake he found himself in the middle of the forest,snuggled next to him was that same pokemon that saved him before.

"Well,I am pretty hungry...I think-" all of a sudden Leafeon used Leaf Bladeon a tree and a medium pile or pecha berries fall from the tree. "Thank You."said Sekuro

After breakfast Sekuro jumps up and then Leafeon runs off. "Wait...Leafeon!...come back!" said Sekuro as he frantically tried to keep up with Leafeon "Where are you going?"
Leafeon then stopped...there,up ahead was a man with a raven-colored hood,shadowing his face.

"Heheheh...what do you want Brat?" said the man "Who are you!"demanded Sekuro "My,you're the questioning-type aren't you?" said the man The man was covered by the cloak,which was the same color as his hood. Then he pulled out a pokeball and shouted,"Carnivine,I choose You!!..Come out!!" Then out came a Carnivine,which was the same Carnivine that attacked him. "Hey!..you're the one that attacked me last night!"

"Allow me to explain myself,"said the shady man "I'm not going to
tell you everything,but I am a Pokemon hunter. I hunt rare pokemon and add them to my collection." "Just hand over the Leafeon and I'll let you go." "No!!"yelled Sekuro "Over my dead body!" "Let's battle!"

Leafeon vs. Carnivine

"Carnivine,use BITE attack!" Carnivine lunged at Sekuro

"Leafeon use VINE WHIP" Leafeon grabs Carnivine and tosses it.

"Carnivine,use BULLET SEED!" Carnivine shot seeds at Leafeon

"Leafeon...use Solarbeam!" Leafeon charged up.

"Carnivine,use WRAP!" as soon as Carnivine try to constrict Leafeon,it gets blasted by a powerful Solarbeam

"Carnivine use bite!" Carnivine bit Leafeon

"Leafeon,use Leaf Blade!" said Sekuro Leafeon slashes Carnivine

"Carnivine use Sludge Bomb!" Carnivine fired a barrage of sludge bombs at Leafeon

Leafeon got hit by a couple of sludge bombs. "Leafeon!" yelled Sekuro

Then,Carnivine truned to Sekuro and fired a barrage of Sludge Bombs at him and then,Sekuro woke up and realized it was all a dream,but knew he had to go to Kanto in 6 years.

"One day...I will fight alongside with you Leafeon."said Sekuro

After looking in a Pokemon encyclopedia,he found out Leafeon's pre-evolved form is Eevee. Sekuro knows that in order to obtain a Leafeon,he must first get an Eevee.

Jim

April 1st, 2007, 9:23 AM

Just a few questions/comments:
1. Do you need Gym Badges to enter the Indigo Plateu Wars?
2. Can you catch Pokemon in the RP?
3. Aww... i was going to choose Ditto or Heracross.
4. This looks pretty good but are we just going to take part in these wars all the time or is there going to be an adventure. It'd be cool if there was a whole region dedicated to these wars like a tournament. (Hint hint) Lol, J.K.

Name: Wayne Rowley

Age:14

Gender: Male.

Appearence: Wayne is short for his age, standing at exactly 5ft. He has a slim athletic figure and tall spiky, brown hair that curves backwards a little. He is usually dressed in a very dark blue Denim Jacket which he sticks the collar up on. He wares a white T-Shirt underneath his Denim Jacket and has a Gold Necklace-Chain around his neck. His slightly baggy Jeans are the same colour as his jacket and he hangs a silver Chain at the side that falls freely. He has a Begining Trainers PokeBelt to attatch Pokeballs too and wears Black gloves. The Cuffs on his Jacket are rather large. He has Pure white runnng shoes and eyes like really bright emeralds.

Personality: He appears to be a very confident happy-go-lucky teenager with few problems and very good luck. But underneath he has a lot less confidence and luck than you might think. He can be cold to people and likes to be centre of attention. The main thing about his personality is that he personally 'Dumbs hiself down' and suprisies others with his vast intelligence and strategic plans. He never holds a grudge and is generally quite friendly.

History:Descending from a line of Pokemon rangers, his family pressured him too become one. As he was studying for his Capture Styler he suddenly snapped and just jumped out of his window and ran away in protest. Out in the wild he made friends with a Pokemon daycare owner who eventually encouraged him to go home a year later. When he got back home he was physically abused by his new Step Dad(which led in his deep down lack of confidence). After hearing of the Indigo Plateu tournament and Professor Willow he immediatly left home.

Starter: Well I was going to choose Ditto but I can't then I was going to choose Heracross and I also can't so I'll choose... Pineco Decide by tommorow.

Other:Wayne was born in New Bark Town but when he was four his parents and he moved to Blackthorn City, Johto.

RP Sample: (Sorry it's not very good, I had to find one quick.)

Jimbob: Aboard Drifblim?

Jimbob awoke finding that his new hot air balloon Pokemon and his Shuppet were charging at high speed towards a falling Gallade. The Pokemon laughed and Teleported. Shuppet and Drifblim both used a Shadow ball on the Pokemon and it fell to the floor.
After the dust settled it turned out that Gallade had teleported just before Impact and landed safley next too a tall lankey boy about half a quater of a mile from Jimbobs location.

"Wow, great job Drifblim, you've earned a rest...Return Drifblims basket!" shouted Jimbob. He pointed the Pokeball at his basket and returned it to Drifblims Pokeball. "Come on out guys, have a look a play!" Shouted Jimbob as he threw three more Pokeballs into the air. Out of the Pokeballs came the shiny Milotic, the beautiful Froslass and the Mighty Torterra.

-10 Minutes later-

"So, I take it the mob of trainers over there are here for the same thing as me, that guys got a Manectric! Cool!" Jimbob said to himself in a mumble. "Hey guys, we're heading over there! Where the Trainers are, let's go! Drifblim, Froslass, Torterra, Milotic... Return!" Shouted Jimbob as he returned his friends to their homes. He and Shuppet sprinted a full speed too the mob of Trainers.

Kari: Yacht

"AHHH!" Screamed Kari at the unexpected visitor. The Gardevoir had made Kari jump half a mile. "YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH! I CHOOSE YOU... QUILAVA!" Shouted the distressed Kari. The small Pokemon came out of its Pokeball and assumed battle posistion.
"Quilava, get fired up!" Commanded Kari as her Quilava set itself on fire.

"Quilava! Use Flame Wheel!" Kari shouted. Quilava generated a ring of fire around itself and takled Gardevoir, She dodged. "Now, use Flamethrower!" Quilava shot a powerful Flamethrower from its mouth. Gardevoir was hit by this one and teleported away.

"Well done Quilava, we're here now anyway, Return!" she exclaimed happily. Quilava went back into its Pokeball and Kari released Rapidash from her ball. "Rapidash, take us to the group of trainers over there!" shouted Kari. She jumped on its back and put Charmander in the sadle bag. Rapidash jumped off the side of the Yacht and charged across the field.

Rapidash, Charmander and Kari caught up to a boy who was running with a Shuppet.
"Hey, are you here to see Professor Rotwood?" Kari asked the boy with incredibly spikey hair.

"Go, Milotic!" Jimbob shouted. He seemed do have an advantage here as his Milotic was water type.

"Wooow! THAT MILOTIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL!" Kari screamed. All Milotics are beautiful but this one is Blue and Sparkly.

"Ninetails, Extremespeed!" Kari shouted, the second she had finished shouting, Ninetails had knocked Milotic to the floor, there was a line of dust where Ninetails had just attacked. "Now Ninetails, Overheat!" Kari grinned. Ninetails glew red and let off lots of fireballs that pelted Milotic. Milotic... fainted!

"See, type advantege isn't everything," Kari bragged.

"No, Milotic was just worn out from swimming and battling Remoraids!" Jimbob laughed.
"I choose you, Froslass!" Shouted Jimbob as the Ice Pokemon was released from its Pokeball.

"Fro- Fross!" exclaimed Froslass excitedly. He Jumped on Jimbob and gave him an affectionate Ice beam.

Magby made four copies of itself with Double Team. They all Jumped and their fist set on fire. They all Punched Shuppet (Of course only one hurt him) and then the Magbys all gathered in a circle. They all combined an Ember attack and launched it at Shuppet.

"Shuppet! Use Shadowball X5!" Jimbob shouted. The Shadowball produced was 5x as big as a regular one. The Giant Ember and Shadowball met in midair and exploded. Magby and Shuppet were sent flying. Both fainted with the giant explosion but got back up.

"Shuppet," Jimbob laughed. "Use Recover!"

"What no?!" Kari yelled.

Shuppet closed his eyes and started too glow yellow. After He was fully restored the aura vanished.

"Shuppet, use Psychic!"

Shuppets eyes flashed Blue and Magby got a blue aura, he was picked up with psychic and sent smashing to the ground.

"NOO, MAGBY!" Kari yelled as she returned it to its Pokeball.

"Great Battle!" Jimbob said holding out his hand too Kari, she shook his hand.

"So, let's meet the others," Jimbob suggested

"Well we COULD of rode on Rapidash but she's out of commision."

"I can fix this one... Go Drifblim and Basket!" Jimbob shouted as the Pokemon materilized.

Jimbob, Shuppet, Kari and Charmander hoped aboard and at full speeed the charged towards the others. They made it in a couple of seconds and returned Drifblim too its Pokeball.

"Hey everyone, I'm Kari from Five island... My daddy owns this Island and five island by the way," She bragged.

"Hey i'm Jimbob from Mount Pryre in Hoenn, this is Shuppet!"

"Shupee!"

They looked at One of the trainers he had all his Pokemon out, two of them were a Gardevoir and a Gallade.

"HEY THAT GARDEVOIR/GALLADE ATTACKED ME!" They both shouted in unision.

Jimbob won a battle.

ShinyPikachu

April 1st, 2007, 11:54 AM

Trainer Signup Form:

Name: Mikey Legend

Age: 16

Gender: male

Appearance: He has blue eyes and brown spiked up hair. He wears a black tanktop and over it he wears a yellow unbuttoned jacket with white designs. He wears a red strap with two small yellow bags for carrying miscellaneous items. He wears black puffy shorts. He has yellow and black boots that go up to his shins. He also wears yellow with black gloves.

Personality: Mikey is a very social person. He enjoys company from others and he takes on a role of leadership. He is a very confident boy. He takes any type of defeat too seriously and he will always challenge himself to do his best. He likes to help the weak and he would risk his own life to save somone else.

History: He comes from a family of greatness. His father and grandfather both have a huge recognition as powerful trainers. His mom was also successful as a Pokemon Ranger. Because of the unique combination of parents he has; Mikey has had plenty of interaction with very elite Pokemon. He has always had a sense of adventure since a little boy. He would run off and explore the nearby forest.

Starter: Bagon

Other: He is weak around girls his age or older.

RPG Sample:
Vs. Tauros
It was very late and Mikey had just come home from training with his father.
Mikey was exhausted from watching a preparation match between his father's Nidoking and Tauros.
He was in his bed thinking about the batttle when he drifted off to sleep.
That night Mikey had the most engaging dream he ever had...

Mikey was out in the woods walking when he heard a noise from behind.
He quickly turned and saw an angry Tauros.

The Tauros was blowing hard from his nose as in a rage.
There was a powerful look in its eyes.
It looked as if getting ready to ram Mikey.

Mikey was not about to let this happen...

"Nidoking I choose you!" He shouted while throwing out his Pokeball in the air.

A bulky Nidoking came out and it right away locked eyes with the threatening Taruos.

The moment was intense although there was no battling yet.
"Nidoking! Wait for Tauros to charge!"

At that command the Tauros charged Nidoking with a great force.

"Now!!! Grab it from the horns" Yelled out Mikey seconds before the Tauros hit Nidoking.

Nidoking was successful and it had the Tauros from the horns. The Tauros was straining trying to break off the hold but Nidoking held on tight.

"Good job Nidoking, now use horn attack!!!"

The Nidoking then threw its head back and with great potency ramed the Tauros with its horn. Tauros took the hit and went flying back.

"Quickly Nidoking! Use tharsh!" Yelled out Mikey with a serious look of concentration.

Nidoking then went on a rampage and charged at the Tauros which had just gotten up from the previous blow.

Tauros countered the attack with take down.

Both Pokemon charged each other with great force.

At the moment of the collision both Pokemon fell back some feet. The hit had damaged Nidoking but the recoil damage had hurt Tauros more.
"Nidoking! Are you ok?!" yelled Nidoking with a look of concern on his face over his Pokemon.

Nidoking turned and only nodded at Mikey.
The Tauros then went on a rage and again charged at Nidoking.

"Nidoking! grab it from the horns once more!" Screamed out Mikey in desperation.

Nidoking tried its best to prevent the hit but the Tauros hit.
Nidoking was criticaly hit.

Tauros was growing angrier and stronger because of the effect of the rage attack. Nidoking bearly got up and Tauros charged and hit again. Mikey was getting really desperate so he went to desperate measures...

"Nidoking can you give it one last attack?!" He yelled out.

Nidoking was determined to win depite the pain it was in.
Again the brave Nidoking nodded.

"Ok then! Use Hyperbeam!" Yelled out Mikey from the top of his lungs.

Nidoking accumulated energy and blasted the Tauros with a powerful beam. Tauros took the hit and was sent back dragging across the ground. Taruos was out.

Nidoking fell also right after it used Hyper beam. Mikey was glad the battle was over.
He was more concerned with his Nidoking's health than happy over winning the battle.

"Return Nidoking, you did an outstanding job" He said while returning the Pokemon to his Pokeball.

Then Mikey felt the ground was shaking. At that point he woke up and realized his dad was waking him up.
It had all been a dream...

Phanima

April 1st, 2007, 10:03 PM

Name: Chelsea

Age: 14

Gender: Female

Appearance: Chelsea has long brown hair that is often tied in circular braids that hang above her ears. Her hair is tied back across her head into each braid, leaving a loose fringe over her forehead. Each braid is tied by small cylindrical clips which hold the braids in place across the sides of her head.
Chelsea wears an open short-sleeve red jacket that reaches just above her naval. It is embroiled with a golden trimming that lines the borders of the jacket’s body, sleeves and collar. Underneath the jacket, she wears a tight black top that also cuts across her abdomen, exposing her stomach. A paw print logo is also printed across the front of the top in a bright red scheme.
Chelsea also sports a ceremonial red cummerbund that she ties around her waist, covering the top of her pants. Her pants are a matching black to her top and end right above her shins. Two red bands line the side of each leg and tie to the ends of her trousers’ hemline. The hemline of each trouser leg is also tied across each calf.
Chelsea also adorns a pair of traditional Chinese martial art slip-on shoes. The shoes are black in colour, matching her top and pants, but are lined around the base above the sole, in a red and gold trimming. The height of the foot-hole reaches just below the ankle bone.
Chelsea’s favourite accessories are her golden bangles. She wears two bangles on each arm and has never removed them.

Personality: Chelsea is a very open person who will speak her mind regardless of the situation. Because of this, she often gets into arguments and can become very stubborn if opposed. She will fight for what she truly believes in and will not concede defeat on any level until she has been proven wrong.
Despite her upfront and brash nature at first, Chelsea is a very kind and fun-loving person, underneath all the fluff. She enjoys being with her friends and family and supports them whenever necessary, as they do for her. However, partly due to her comfortable upbringing and lifestyle, Chelsea has become slightly spoiled and unnecessarily sarcastic. This tends to annoy those associated with her, as it tends to provoke her initial stubborn attitude.

History: Chelsea had grown up in a very comfortable and privileged household where many of her needs were met by her parents. Her father was a scientist who worked for a pharmaceutical company in their town. Her mother on the other hand, did not work. She did however have a very keen interest in real estate, and spent the majority of her time researching and investing in houses and other buildings. Chelsea was the only child of the family, but rarely grew lonely as she spent the majority of her time out of school with her mother, at home, at the shops or going house hunting. On the rare occasions when her father would return home from work early, she would spend her time showing him what she had learnt in school and about one of her many interests and passions, Pokemon. Despite her family’s commitments and slight complications in spending time with one another, Chelsea deeply cared for her parents and spent as much time as she could with them.

Being well off, Chelsea could afford many luxuries during her childhood, but like many children her age, her main and only interest was in Pokemon. She had been attending at an academy in her town, dedicated to the learning and teaching of Pokemon, for over just five years. She would attend the academy during weekends and holidays, where her commitments to school were lessened or non-existent. There she learnt about the many different types, characteristics, and histories of Pokemon and her passion for becoming a Pokemon Trainer continued to grow. After turning twelve, two years late of her initial graduation from the academy, Chelsea finally received her graduating certificate and her first official trainer identification card. She had been delayed after failing a number of her classes and was rescheduled to complete the course in the following two years. However, after finally graduating, she was now a fully fledged and verified Pokemon Trainer and was all but ready to set out on her journey.

Before her rescheduled graduation from the academy, Chelsea had joined an online community forum known as ‘Pokemon Virtual’. There she met and interacted with all kinds of Pokemon Trainers and enthusiasts about the expanding and intricate world of Pokemon. During her time online, she also discovered the identity of one member and became very interested in her involvement with Pokemon. She was known as Professor Willow and had an extensive record and history of an accomplished Pokemon Professor. An offer involving the recruitment of five Pokemon Trainers to arrive in Kanto for the Indigo Plateau tournament was what had directed Chelsea’s attention to the professor’s profile. After explaining the offer to her parents and receiving their blessings, Chelsea prepared to set off on her first official journey to Kanto as a Pokemon Trainer.

Starter: Dratini

Other: None

RPG Sample: The cool sea breeze washed over his face as he sat behind the captain of a small motorboat. He could see they were approaching their destination rather quickly and decided to strike up a conversation in order to fill the awkward silence between them. ‘So…’ Miles began uncomfortably, attempting to sound casual, ‘have you sailed across this part of Hoenn before?’
The captain was slightly taken aback by the sudden question but smiled as he processed his answer. ‘I’ve made a few stops at Lilycove before, for business and what not, nothing really important.’ He smiled but did not look at his passenger. ‘We’ll be there in a few minutes now.’
Miles nodded but remained silent as they entered the city’s harbour. The sea air was surprisingly stronger across the harbour then it was when travelling across the ocean. Miles could feel his heart beating a little faster as they docked beside several small dinghies in the water. He was finally here; the place where he would find and eventually reunite with his parents.
Miles bid farewell to the sea captain and headed into town.

Large clusters of people were scattered all throughout the city, obviously taking part in some sort of celebration or event. Following the information on the papers he had found in his parents’ room, Miles recognised the attraction and soon arrived at the entrance to the infamous Lilycove Safari Zone.
There were a number of guards at the entrance blocking the pathway inside. Groups of people and Pokémon were also gathered around the entrance, most probably waiting for their turn at the event. Miles paced across the square in front of the zone, taking care not to bump into anyone as he begun contemplating about how he and his family were connected to this event and their relationship with Team Rocket.

Large monitors were flickering above the zone’s entrance, displaying the areas and people inside who were taking a part in the event.
‘Hmm, looks like the event’s already started…’ Miles mumbled, as he leant against the guard rail surrounding the square.
Watching the monitors with mild interest, Miles suddenly spotted something strange happening within one of the screens. He stood up straight and decided to approach the entrance a little closer. However, before he could attempt a second glance, the screen had already changed displaying another area within the zone. ‘What was that?’ Miles began, scanning the monitors in hope of seeing the image again. He stood unmoved outside the zone, the image he had seen still burned in his mind. ‘It couldn’t be…’

Scales

April 2nd, 2007, 7:22 PM

Name: Cain Ritham
Age: 15
Gender: male
Appearance:

Cain's pigmentation is pale yet he still retains some tan. His eyes usually put him off for people thinking he is an albino. Cain doesn’t watch his weight yet his body build up is still Slim. Cain brushes his teeth every day so you can see them white but still have some plack on them. Cain's head however is usualy covered with a black cap that has a circle on it. This usualy takes up the entire top of his head.

Cain of course is seen wearing a black hoody that he bought when he started training. Underneath this is a white tank top that he washes every week. But only takes it off then. His pants are light jeans that get darker down to the ends of his legs. The belt Cain wears is a simple brown belt. The buckle is silver in color yet Cain doesn’t know if it is real silver. Down towards his feet he wears black socks with stripes on the top of them. His shoes are white sneakers with grey soles. The shoes have traces of blue in random places.

Personality: Cain's personality is complex. When seen by strangers Cain will occasionally be shy to them and not show his face. He doesn’t care what other people think so he ignores any insults directed at him. When asked a very hard question it would take him longer then normal to answer it. This usually annoys people who want to ask him simple questions. In his free time Cain spends it by battling. This is his main hobby and timewaster. He is seen training with his pokemon or battling other pokemon.

When in a battle Cain's personality would shift. He would try in any way to win. This would mean he would start shouting and getting riled up. This usually works since he trains with his pokemon a lot. A few times however he will lose. When this happens Cain will do anything to request a rematch. He hates losing more then anything at all.

History: Cain's father was already an accomplished pokemon trainer. Who already made it to the leage and managed to become part of the elite four. But shortly after he retired and decided to pass all his trainer knowledge onto his son Cain. His mother was a breeder who spurned Cain's love for pokemon in the first place. Cain's father died however shortly before he was 12 years old after leaving on a fishing trip and didnt return. There were reports that he had been lost at sea.

Due to this Cain decided that he would be a trainer in order to relive the memory.

Starter: Totodile

Other: Part of the group

RPG Sample: The clock's red numbers changed from 2:40 to 2:41. It was AM and Cain was tired. His mom had told him to study as much as he could. But he didn’t think he should study this late. It was 2:41 AM and he was searching up information on rock pokemon.

Let me see Geodude evolves into Graveler. Graveler can evolve into Golem.

The picture on the next page had a picture of a Golem in a battle ready stance. He yawned for a very long time and continued to read.

Golem one of the strongest rock pokemon has a very good fire resistance. It can resist even a Charizard's strongest breath and still continue to fight.

Cain then closed the book that had the title "Encyclopedia of rock pokemon". He put it down and took the book "Encyclopedia of Fire pokemon." He looked at the heading Torchic.

Torchic is chick pokemon. Because of its size it stays close to its trainer and fears most pokemon. However upon command Torchic can and will fight bravely. Once its relationship grows Torchic creates a bond between its trainers and may evolve. Then the page said See next page Combusken.

Cain closed the Encyclopedia and started to think. Torchic, the pokemon I asked Professor Oak for. He said that Professor Birch may have one and would ask for one. That was one week ago and maybe he will have it today. I hope that I can be a good trainer for it.

The next day however Cain walked over to Professor Oak's house. He went to the professor and asked

"I would like a pokemon Professor". He turned around with a grim look on his face. "I’m sorry Cain but something has happened. For absolutely no reason all the pokemon in the world have... passed on."

Cain looked very dumbfounded. "WHAT???" Professor Oak went over to his computer. "look I got an email from professors all over the world. Their pokemon have vanished from the face of the world." Cain was still looking dumbfounded. But he knew this would not stop him. "Wait you mean the Torchic I requested is... gone?"

Professor Oak answered "Yes i'm sorry". Cain then ran back to his house. His dream was shattered into a million pieces. But this would not stop him from traveling through Kanto. He went up to his room and put on his brown jacket. He zipped it up with the hood down. Then he went towards the Jeans he had placed on his chair the night before. He took off his sweat pants and put the Jeans on. With the belt all ready he went to his backpack. He placed a spare change of clothes and a few other possessions. Then he went to his dresser and took a bandana off it. It was a black bandana that he occasionally wore on his head. But now he decided it was time for a change. He put the Bandana on his neck and tied it on the back of his neck. Okay, I do not have any pokemon. But I wonder if there are pokemon still alive out there.. Then he took off his white socks and placed his black ones on. Then he took off the boots he put on and placed on his old sneakers. He had these sneakers for a month now and they were worn and broken in. After putting this all on he went to the 2nd floor stairs and started to walk down them.

Ninetales

April 2nd, 2007, 9:14 PM

SIGNUPS ARE NOW CLOSED.

(With the exception that I'll allow a sign-up for Lucian, who had a question about this RPG)

Ohh goodness... Usually I'm a pushover at accpeting people into RPGs (unless they are clear rulebreakers), but six of you signed up already... Seven or eight surely is a crowd, but...

I will edit this post after I have chosen (*sniff*) who will be accepted into this RPG. There is a good chance I'm allowing more than four of you in, though.

EDIT: I have not yet decided who's in yet. But first I have to answer Electivire's questions. I don't know all the answers completely yet, but I'll reveal it in a post somewhere anyway.

1. Do you need Gym Badges to enter the Indigo Plateau Wars?

Yes. But you don't need all eight, since we're all in a group. Each person will have to earn 3-4 badges at a minimum.

2. Can you catch Pokemon in the RP?

Yes! Of course you can! And you can even catch forbidden Pokemon! (However, you need special permission for legendary Pokemon, as I'll explain later.) Forbidden Pokemon aren't completely off-limits--just as starter Pokemon. You'll be able to catch your first Pokemon very early on in the RPG, so don't worry.

3. Aww... i was going to choose Ditto or Heracross.

Yes, I'm sorry... I ban non-legendary Pokemon from starterdom because they're either too big, too powerful (as in Heracross), or too complicated to work with (as in Ditto). But you will be able to catch them later on.

4. This looks pretty good but are we just going to take part in these wars all the time or is there going to be an adventure. It'd be cool if there was a whole region dedicated to these wars like a tournament. (Hint hint) Lol, J.K.

This RPG is mainly an adventure. For the most part, the wars exist only in the Indigo League, though there may be "practice" ones along the way.

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EDIT 2:

Da-da-da-dum! At last, after a few headaches and reliefs, I have decided upon two things: who's accpeted and which character I will RP as!

(Note: One specific person I PM'd that might have yet to sign up may be accepted later on.)

Trainer Kat: ACCEPTED
Interesting character, really. Plus, your choice of Meowth as a starter knocked out one of my choices for someone to RP, making it easier for me to decide.

Master Trainer Empoleon: REJECTED
Your signup is mostly okay, but then there's the matter of Sekuro's scar. I think that might fall under the category of "special power" just barely...

Electivire: ACCEPTED
I suppose that means you'll be starting with Pineco? Okeydokey. Haha, nice idea, posting three different RP samples... Shows me that you make good posts in and out of battle.

ShinyPikachu: REJECTED
It really was hard to reject you, but I must say that your signup is somewhat skimpy and maybe a little plain character-wise... Plus, I'm not sure how well you would RP outside of battle, based on your sample. It's OK--just try harder next time! :)

Phanima: ACCEPTED
Yay, you won first prize for longest signup! That's not exactly why I accepted you though... You just have a neat, well-thought-out character and an above-average RP sample. And Dratini rules!

Omni Reaper: ACCEPTED
You had me a little worried with some very mild personality and grammar issues, but other than that, well done. Your sample is good, and, wow, Totodile's a classic.

^^Haha, I guess I did accept exactly four people after all!

**For those of you who got rejected or didn't have time to sign up, don't worry about it! I will do another version of this RPG later on, for sure.

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Now, time for the trainer I will be RP'ing here! I'm a little uneasy about her having a made-up Pokemon as a starter, but... ah well, at least it becomes a Skitty later on.

Name: Ari Hakuremu
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: Ari is exactly 5 feet tall, her skin a pale yellowish tan. She's neither muscular, fat, nor bony--petite would best describe it. Her hair goes just below her shoulders and is straight and black, though its seems to be dark blue at certain times... Her eyes are dark--the color is not certain though. She wears a medium-sleeved dark blue jacket that looks like a cross between a trenchcoat and a knee-length dress, plus dark gray pants and black boots with fairly high heels. Matching all this is a deep blue hat (and sometimes black gloves), and she also wears glasses.
Personality: All her life Ari has been a computer freak. Though she's not as eccentric as that stereotype is, she is as intelligent. As far as other things go, she isn't really into having relationships with people. She prefers to do things her own creative way and also do them herself. But, she can be a good leader if she really wants to be. Though she is slightly pessimistic and hard to please, she is also quite intuitive, and she never shows any extreme emotions, except on rare occasions. Though she may not be confident about her future, she is confident in her abilities. She believes she can do anything provided she puts her mind to it.

But Ari does have a sweet, soft side--and it shows through the Pokemon she ends up getting as a starter. She does try to comfort those in need, and the only time when she'll let others get hurt is if she forgets that they're there. Also, she's hesitant about taking risks, and not at all competitive. And she does get startled quite easily, but doesn't really show panic or fear unless the situation really is dangerous. (In other words, she won't panic when atop a tall building, inside a haunted house, surrounded by Caterpie, etc.) And though she may have a hard time accepting other people's opinions, she doesn't really intend to be selfish.

History: Ari's older brother, Gon, was a successful Pokemon trainer at one point--he specialized in bug Pokemon. However, he wasn't into competing that much, so he usually stayed at home watching TV with his Pokemon by his side. Ari was interested in Pokemon as well, and much of her online time was spent on Pokemon-related sites. One such site was Pokemon Virtual. She hardly ever went off the computer, except for an occasional walk with Gon when she was little, and also school. Speaking of school, Ari was always one of the best in her class just because she was one of the smartest, not because she studied hard or did homework. Anyways, one day in Pokemon Virtual, Professor Willow announced the start of a quest to be in the Indigo League. To make things simple, Ari accepted this--a strange part of her felt that she had been sitting in front of a computer screen for too long...

Starter: Puffly (weird, isn't it?) --See below
Other: Gon will be of no influence in this RPG, though Ari might mention him a couple of times.
RP Sample: (Just to be fair... In this sample, Ari was a Snag'em member, and Kawaine was a Puffly.)
"Puffwi puffwi!" Kawaine was already getting excited at the new Snag'em assignment.
"Puffwi??" Kawaine suddenly turned around, looking concerned and gazing up at Ari.
"No," Ari said without so much as a giggle, "I don't have any cake. But perhaps I'll get you some if you can get your hands on that golden pearl."
"Ffwi!!" Kawaine's eyes got wider, and she eagerly dashed off to find the Spoink in the assignment. Ari laughed to herself at this.
She doesn't even know which direction to go.
"To locate a psychic-type Pokemon such as Spoink," Ari lectured to the remaining Pokemon, "it is possible to tune in to the ever special mindwaves that signify their powers. I also know that gold is a very submissive metal, so that pearl would be able to amplify a Spoink's powers to an exhilirating extent. If we listen closely, we'll find something much like a radio signal. Tsukimi?"
The Retron stood attentive and nodded.
"That's your cue," Ari whispered to Tsukimi. "Try a Psych Up."

Retron is a psychic-type Pokemon, plus its antennae are perfect for tuning in to any type of electric signal, no matter what the source. That's two things that favor Tsukimi's success here.
"Now we all need to clear our minds as best as possible--we don't want any interference..." Ari quickly muttered, soon after everyone (including Ari herself) followed this command. Tsukimi, meanwhile, Psyched Up, all for the hopes of locking onto the Spoink's whereabouts (and perhaps its thoughts for an extra bonus).

At the same time, Ari and Tsukimi pointed to a spot to the southwest. This direction led to an area thickened with trees and bushes.
I guess if I was a Pokemon, Ari thought as she and her Pokemon walked in the intuited direction, I would definitely be a Psychic-type. I've never quite figured out why I could do that as well...

Far ahead, a rustling was heard. There were voices, but from their distance hardy anyone could identify them...
"Shinai..." Ari said involuntarily, after which she ran towards the scene ahead, trying to keep as quiet as possible. Her Pokemon followed quite easily on speedy feet or wings, except for Tsukimi, who hobbled along like a metallic turtle.
Soon enough, the scene could be seen. A Misdreavus was staring at the Spoink with the golden pearl--apparently it had just used Mean Look to prevent it from escaping. Ari immediately recognized the Misdreavus' blood-red neck orbs.
"Shinai," Ari said quietly--this time more sure of herself.
"Mis," Shinai quickly greeted the new arrivals with a sideways glance, then focused her attention back on the Spoink.
"Spoink." The Spoink then launched its Confusion attack, hoping to "scramble up" its foe. Shinai tumbled backwards in the air a couple of times from the attack, but then she held on--it looked as if she was using her own psychic attack.
"Psywave," Ari whispered from behind a bush. Shinai then launched her own psychic attack. Wave after wave, the Spoink wavered with each hit and finally tumbled back almost like Shinai did moments before. Then it bounced gracefully off its spring tail, its pearl taking on a misty glow. This was obviously a powerful Spoink, but this didn't bother Shinai.

"Misss." Shinai took on a glow of her own, which soon turned into a sort of dark sunray which shone upon her. Then this ray traveled along the ground--right at Spoink. When Spoink was hit, its eyes shone red for a moment, then it appeared to feel dizzy.
"Spoooooiiiinnnkkk..." Spoink even sounded dizzy. It looked like it was preparing another Confusion attack, but it seemed unable to muster the necessary concentration to do so. Instead, it lost its focus completely and ended up attacking itself. It threw itself into the air, spun around a few times, then landed clumsily on the ground, rocking from side to side on its belly. Its pearl also rolled off its head.
"Very nice Confuse Ray," Ari commented, yet still keeping the sinister tone her voice always had when she found herself in a battle.

"Yan?" Henshu darted out from behind a tree, inquiring Shinai.
"Mis mis," Shinai answered with a nod.
"Yan." Henshu then flew over to the pearl and picked it up. She didn't want to be rude to Shinai by stealing the pearl she fought so hard for.
How very polite of you, Henshu, Ari thought. I believe I mentioned that in that post I wrote about you.
"And once again we have succeeded without the slightest bit of trouble," Ari declared to her Pokemon. "I am sorry that Kawaine and Shokuchi did not get to participate... but don't worry, you two--our work is so easy that we frequentlydon't need everyone. Perhaps you two will have a go next time, provided you don't goof off too much."
Shokuchi gave a little bark of disapproval, then continued her game of tag with Kawaine.

"I suppose," Ari said as Henshu flew past her, "that we should head back to collect the reward."
"Puff!"
"Arf! Arf!"
"Yanya!"
"Missdra."
"Retron."
And so they all headed back.

Why are Kane's assignments so easy? Ari wondered on the way back. This is a true insult to my intelligence. I wonder if I should be the one ordering Kane around. I don't know why I always make him seem like a pushover...

*I will not start this RPG right away because A) I have yet to await feedback or signup from Lucian, and B) it's nearly 1 AM where I live and I better get to sleep.

EDIT: What I meant was, I will not POST in this RPG right away. I won't waste any time. So, everyone who was accepted may now start with an introductory post. You are to make your way to the front of the Pokemon Academy in Viridian City. This is where we will meet Professor Willow.

Jim

April 3rd, 2007, 3:42 AM

Edit: I'm going to start again. Go further down.

Trainer Kat

April 3rd, 2007, 2:03 PM

I forgot to say, that picture I used is supposed to be a modeling photo of her. Obviously that pink dress wouldn't be very conducive to travelling, would it? So basically, she wears black bicycle shorts similar to May's, and a pink tank top.
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The blonde swept her cornflower-and-magenta hair into a low ponytail. Her deep blue eyes fixated on the sign before her. At 5'3", she was exactly eye-level with the letters carved deep into the wood. Though the sign was clearly weather-beaten, and had seen better days, there was no mistaking those five letters scrawled across the chipped surface: KANTO. An arrow below pointed the way to a place called Viridian City.

This... she thought. This is the place where I'm to get my first Pokemon. The corners of her mouth turned up into a smile, the sun dancing on her vanilla flavored lip gloss. She could feel the heat on her back, pressing on her shoulder blades like a good massage. Her lips parted as a sigh escaped her. If she was going to be in weather like this throughout her journey, it would be well worth the turmoil.

Deciding she had lingered long enough, she continued along the path. It wasn't far now. Based on the map, she determined it was maybe a fifteen minute walk, at the most. Putting one foot in front of the other, she walked briskly towards her destination. Pidgey flew overhead, soaring through the ocean blue skies. A group of Caterpie poked around in the tall grass, hiding from any predators while foraging for food.

What do Caterpie eat? the blonde asked herself. Maybe I do have a little more to learn about Pokemon. Another wooden sign could be seen ahead, loosely nailed onto a sad post. 'Watch out for wild Beedril' the sign commanded. Someone had lightly crossed off 'Beedril' and scribbled 'Brad the Great' in boyish, blocky letters under the name of the Bug Pokemon. A shudder ran down her spine. She wrinkled her nose. She'd always thought that bees, along with insects of any kind, were absolutely disgusting.

A little further, and she could see the outlines of buildings among the trees, their shadowy silhouettes making the structures appear to be playing a game of hide and seek, and she was the seeker. When she neared the city, her smile faded.

"How...quaint." She was obviously expecting something a bit more..elegant. Glancing around, she noticed quite a few people around. "Guess they're into that...unrefined sort of life." She giggled to herself. "Well, my photographer did say 'Natural is the new black!' He's been here, I'll bet."

Unable to locate the lab, she flagged down a boy around her age, perhaps a year or two older. His jet black hair fell over his face, and he carried a look of defiance. "Excuse me...commoner...could you direct me to Professor Willow's lab?" She pulled her white sunglasses down the bridge of her nose, the plastic frame resting neatly on the perky tip of her button nose.

He shot her a look, but once her eyes met his, he melted into the pools of deep blue. "Y-yeah..." he stammered. "That way..." The boy pointed to his left.

The blonde smiled. "Thanks, you're a doll." Though she was sure the boy expected a kiss as payment, she turned her back before he could further defile her with his presence. As if I'd even look at a commoner, she thought to herself. Upon reaching the lab, she banged on the door, as if her intent was to break it down, not to gain entrance.

"Ugh. She should be waiting for me. I shouldn't be the one looking for her." She opened the door and let herself in, crossing the threshold into a dark lab. "Great...just like out of those creepy zombie movies..." she muttered under her breath.

"It's me!" She yelled. "Kat!" No answer. A sigh of annoyance escaped her parted lips. Giving up, she went searching for the woman who was supposed to be standing at the door with a selection of perfect Pokemon.
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That turned out much longer than I'd originally intended. O.o

Phanima

April 4th, 2007, 4:00 AM

IC: The sun was hot and Chelsea for one was not enjoying the heat. She sat on the gravel path, her back against the edge of the seat, with her head mounted on the bench’s arc. Sunlight struck her face as she sat against the seat with her eyes closed, waiting for the bus to arrive and take her to her destination. Added to the fact that the station had no surrounding shelter, did not help her situation.

“It’s…so…hot…” she breathed, as beads of sweat ran down her face. “Maybe I shouldn’t have overdressed…”

A flock of Pidgey suddenly passed overhead, blowing gusts of wind over the station, which was eagerly welcomed by the perspiring brunette. Peeling her eyes open, the red-faced teenager looked up to see that not only did a flock of Pidgey arrive, but the bus to her destination and the first step to her in becoming a Pokemon Trainer.

Without hesitation, she swept up her jacket and bag, before leaping onto the stationed bus and paying for her fair. The doors closed with a swish behind her as she made her way down the deserted vehicle, taking in the revitalising air conditioning as she looked for a seat.
There was only one other passenger on board and he or she appeared to be sleeping. Ignoring the stranger, Chelsea threw her belongings onto the seat beside the exit, before fanning herself with her hands as she sat down. Her top had grown sticky due to the sweat, and was now sticking to her skin in an unflattering manner.

“Stupid thing…” she grumbled, as she fought with her clothes.

A short time had passed before Chelsea suddenly realised where the bus and she had stopped. It was her destination, the emerald city of earth and the home to one of the eight Gym Leaders of Kanto.

“Viridian City!”

OOC: Okay, if you haven't noticed, my post is incredibly rushed so I first apologise for that. I have an exam tomorrow, but I thought it'd be rude not to post after committing myself, so here it is, the post and the reason to why it's so short and lacking of substance.

Scales

April 4th, 2007, 7:05 AM

OOC: I didnt check the forums for a while and didnt notice this thing had started. Oh well here is my first post

IC:

Cain walked through the grass of Pallet town. Having already living in Pallet town he knew the way to the professer's lab. What he always wondered was why people in Pallet town didnt mow their lawns often enough. They always went everywhere. Cain had to step around most of the grass in fear that some of it would cut his foot off.

Stupid grass is always everywhere.

But nothing could keep Cain from overwhelming his excitment. He was going to get a pokemon. He could feel it. Now finnaly he could be a trainer and go to the pokemon league.

Cain walked up to the lab's door. He was surprised how well noticed the lab was. It sat atop a hill with a giant windmill on its roof. Cain walked to the door and noticed it had been turned a few times before. He opened the door and walked right in. But once doing so he noticed that he wasnt the only person getting a pokemon

Ninetales

April 4th, 2007, 11:43 PM

OOC: All right, time for the adventure to REALLY start!

...However--and I don't intend to be mean--Phanima was the only one who seemed capable of following directions this time around. Our meeting place, as I said at the bottom of my last post, is in Viridian City, in front of the Pokemon Academy--not in Pallet Town or in her laboratory. Besides, I know I didn't say it, but Professor Willow's lab is not in Kanto... (*edits first post*) But don't worry about it--I admit to having occasionally overlooked RPG details myself...

For now I will just assume that we're all in the appropriate meeting spot... Fortunately I believe in giving second chances. :)
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Far above Viridian City, a blimp that looked more like a giant Drifloon came into view from the clouds. This blimp had been flying above the clouds so as to avoid and rough weather. Rough weather would have been pretty common at some point on its trip, as this blimp came all the way from Sinnoh. Yet still, this blimp was intact and in good shape.

The blimp had three occupants. The first two were a pair of identical-looking young men, each wearing T-shirts with a Drifloon on them, who shared the role of piloting the blimp. Seated in the compartment behind them was the future Pokemon trainer Ari.

Before boarding this Drifloon blimp, Ari had said goodbye to her big brother Gon, and his team of five bug Pokemon. Ari was presently thinking of Gon and his Pokemon. Venomoth, which had been his first Pokemon... Combee, which had been male and thus was unable to evolve... Beautifly, which he caught on a trip to Hoenn... Yanma, an adamant little dragonfly that refused to evolve to Yanmega... and Mothim, who often felt left out in Gon's Pokemon team. Ari also remembered the nicknames Gon gave to these Pokemon of his... Dokuga, Honey-chan, Tomirei, Yan Yan, and Minomuchi, respectively. For a while she thought how neat it must be to nickname Pokemon--and thought she could do the same for whatever Pokemon she got.

"All righty," one of the pilots finally announced. "We're comin' in for a landing!"

"Viridian City," the other pilot added.

Seconds later, Ari felt the thump of the blimp touching the ground. Then, without saying much other than a simple thank-you, she walked out into the city--and was rather surprised by the sights.

Gee, Viridian City is a little more run-down than I expected it to be... Ari thought as she passed by an old, abandoned house.

Indeed, in the recent past, Viridian City was the victim of both the turmoil over the evil genetic Pokemon, Mewtwo, and a war between Teams Magma and Aqua. That all showed in the present moment--the Pokemon Centre was nearly empty, hardly anyone was walking about the streets, and the gym was under construction (or repairs, rather). Even the formerly prestigious Pokemon Academy seemed a little shabby, at least from the outside. Yet it was here that she was to meet Professor Willow. One particular girl with blond hair and wearing a pink and black outfit was banging against the door, apparently upset because Professor Willow was nowhere to be seen. A girl with long brown hair and a red and black outfit was walking out of a bus that had stopped next to the academy. Two younger boys were battling the Pokemon they just received from Professor Oak just nearby.

As Ari walked up to the Pokemon Academy, she narrowly missed being hit by a Vine Whip from one of the little boys's Bulbasaur. Then she reached the front of the academy, where the blond-haired girl was now grumbling at the door.

"Ugh. She should be waiting for me. I shouldn't be waiting for her. It's me, Kat!"

"Ah, I see you're excited about getting your first Pokemon," Ari said to the girl. "Well, let's not get too excited. Willow didn't say she'd be waiting for us--she just told us to..."

Before Ari could finish her sentence, a woman in a long white coat emerged through the front door, followed by two boys that looked to be in their mid-teens. One had spiked brown hair and was holding a Pineco. The other, to much of the others' surprise, was wearing a black cap with a large red R on the front.

"...May I first say that this boy here is not in Team Rocket..." the woman commented as she closed the door behind her. She was holding a small black box with a Pokeball design on it.

"I am sorry for my tardiness, as seen by one eager individual... I had to round up these two boys who were also eager. Anyways, I'm sure these two boys know it, but I am Professor Willow, as you may have guessed..."

The Professor paused for a moment, letting the fivesome of future trainers gather around.

"Now, my original plan was to explain a bit more about the new Indigo League first, but seeing your jubilant faces makes me consider otherwise. I know you're all excited about your first Pokemon, and I can't blame you for it. Now, of course, first I'd like you to meet Wayne Rowley, from Blackthorn City. Yes, we have people here from all over the place. Anyways, this here Pineco is his starting Pokemon."

Willow patted the Pineco on the head and whispered to it.
"Enjoy your new trainer, Pineco."

"All right, next we have another individual that was so eager as to threaten to break down the door of this building. Which I don't mind by the way, hehheh. Introducing Kat Tachikawa, the lovely Goldenrod City girl. Speaking of which, Kat, I think you'll find your first Pokemon interesting..."

Willow then opened the box, and from within it she withdrew a Pokeball. This she handed to Kat. Also, she took out four empty Pokeballs. These she handed to both Kat and Wayne.
"I'll explain these later," she whispered to both of them.

"Next up, we have Chelsea. Well well, I reserved a special Pokemon for you. I can surmise that this is what happens when all that hard work in school pays off. Beware though; it can be pretty tough to tame and raise. I can only hope you'll get the hang of it."

Professor Willow winked at Chelsea before handing her three Pokeballs.

"Our fourth Pokemon Trainer is Ari Hakuremu. Ah, you're from Sinnoh--quite a ways away. Speaking of 'a ways away', I'm giving you a Pokemon all the way from Nazumi, the continent on which my laboratory is located. In fact, I can almost bet none of you have heard of this Pokemon before."

Ari had a quizzical look on her face as she received three Pokeballs, one of which would contain her first Pokemon.

"And finally, we have Cain Ritham, the young lad with an elite Pokemon trainer for a father and for some reason thinks he's in Team Rocket. Haha, that was a joke. Really. Sorry if I embarrassed you--maybe I can also say that Ari looks like she could be my evil twin? Heh, anyway, I kind of hate to give you this kind of Pokemon, as I would hate to copy Professor Elm--but it seems to fit you nicely. Besides, you might find this Pokemon rather easy to get along with."

With that, Willow took out the final trio of Pokeballs and handed them to Cain. Then she continued her announcement.

"Now, a note to those of you who are opening your Pokeballs already. Two of those Pokeballs you received are empty--you may use them to capture any other Pokemon you might encounter. If you need more of them, they're sold in every Pokemart in existence. But I'm sure a few of you know that already. Now, before you get too excited about interacting with your first Pokemon--and I see some of you have already started to--I have a few more announcements to make."

A couple of voices in the group that were speaking to Pokemon diverted their attention. But before the professor spoke again, she took out the remaining contents of the box. They were small, square devices of some sort, with a white Pokeball design on front. But the devices themselves were all different colours: red, blue, green, pink, and gold. Willow started handing these devices out, giving the red one to Cain, the green one to Wayne, the pink one to Kat, the blue one to Ari, and the gold-coloured one to Chelsea.

"Heh, I'm sorry if there's a colour bias..." Willow apologised. "I made them different colours so they don't all look the same, so they can be told apart... Now, I suppose you're all wondering what these devices are. I know some of you may think they're Pokedexes. If you thought that, you're correct, but not completely. These devices are simply called Pokevices. ...Didn't know what else to call them. Anyways, a Pokevice can identify any Pokemon you see, but it also contains special information on any Pokemon you catch, keeps a record of which badges you earn, has a map of the region, and can even be used to contact other people, like a telephone. But enough about the Pokevices. Now a word--or rather several--about the Indigo League. I have already explained the Pokemon Wars back on Pokemon Virtual, and how those battles work. I have also already mentioned that this is a group effort. Now, to get into this Pokemon league, in the past a single trainer would have had to earn eight badges from various Pokemon gyms in the region. But, in order to get into this one, each of you only has to earn three. However, as a group, you do have to earn all eight badges. So you can't just all get badges from the same three gyms and qualify that way. So you get to choose at which level of training your Pokemon skills will be tested--to a certain extent."

"Well," Professor Willow concluded, "I don't want to drone on and on here. If you have questions at all about your Pokemon, the Pokevices, or the Indigo League, you all have me registered in the phone feature of your Pokevices. Or, you may ask me now. But one last thing: a hint. There is a Pokemon gym in Pewter City, which uses Rock and Water-type Pokemon."

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Pewter City? Ari thought. Where in the world is Pewter City?

Ari reached for her deep blue Pokevice, remembering what Professor Willow had said about the map feature in it. But she had put ehr Pokevice in the same pocket as the only Pokeball of hers which was not empty--the one that contained her first Pokemon.

Ohh, I guess I should find out what this Pokemon is first. Hmm, now this will be interesting. I have no clue what it could be. I just hope it's not a Machop. Or Rattata. Or Squirtle. Or Cranidos, Stunky, Zigzagoon, Wynaut, Munchlax... well, I can only hope it's a Pokemon I don't hate...

With that, Ari casually tossed her Pokeball slightly upwards. The energy that came out of the Pokeball materialized into a small, chubby form that took shape in Ari's arms. Within seconds, the Pokemon materialized, revealing what at first reminded Ari of a Skitty, except with curly, pink and blue ears, and looking even more obnoxiously cute.

"Puffwi! Puffwi!" the adorable little Pokemon greeted.

What is this...?!? She gives me this cute little... thing?

Ari looked around and saw the other trainers' Pokemon: Pineco, Meowth, Dratini, and Totodile. She couldn't help but feel a little jealous of Chelsea, who had received the Dratini, and Kat, who had received the Meowth. Ok, so Ari got this little soft pink chubby kitten thingy. Professor Willow was right about whatever it was: it was the only Pokemon in the group that Ari had never seen nor heard of. But what Ari did remember was Willow mentioning that the Pokevice doubles as a Pokedex. Knowing that, she looked up the little pink and white Pokemon with her Pokevice. Upon identiflying Puffly, the Pokevice popped open, revealing two screens, a smaller screen, and a set of buttons. Currently, only one of the screens was turned on, revealing a picture of the Pokemon. The smaller screen, which only had room for text, displayed the name "Puffly". Then, the Pokevice beeped, and a robotic voice spoke from it.

"Puffly, the infatuation Pokemon. Puffly is a young, attention-seeking Pokemon that prefers to use attacks like Charm and Sweet Kiss in battle. It loves sweet and/or fluffy foods."

"Puffly huh?" Ari said, not sounding too excited. "Well, I do admit you're cute, cutie... no doubt about it. You would make a great pillow. ...Or not. You know, I think I'll nickname you... Kawaine. How's that, Kawaine?"

Ari couldn't help but blush at the cute little Puffly resting in her arms. While she was doing so, she pressed another button on her Pokevice, which caused the second screen to turn on. This displayed a set of information:

Tantrum? Ari thought. What sort of an attack is that? What in the world would happen if Puffly threw a tantrum in the middle of a battle?!?

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OOC: Now's the time to interact with your Pokemon, chat with the other group members, check out your Pokevice, something along those lines. If I were to have all of us start the journey now, my post would be WAY too long... So I'll wait. Oh, and though the first gym we'll come to is in Pewter City, Brock's parents will be running the gym, not Brock himself since he's currently traveling with Ash. Just a little forewarning--I will have more information in regards to that in a while...

Oh, and don't worry too much about the Pokevice features--not every one of them has to function the same way as Ari's. Think of them as a Pokedex and Pokenav put together.

Jim

April 5th, 2007, 5:37 AM

Edit: I'm going to start again. Go further down.

OOC: Edited my first IC because i'm going to start again. I'll make everything so it makes sense with everyone elses posts.

~Wayne - Digglet cave~

He could see the light at the end of the tunnel. It was getting closer and closer until... He was outside. The boy looked around at the bright blue sky and lush green grass; he was about 5" tall and fourteen years old. He wore a dark blue denim jacket and jeans with a pure white T-shirt and running shoes. The boy, known as Wayne Rowley stretched his arms and looked back at the long and dauting cave behind him; the Diglett cave which he had not long emerged from. His journey had bought him from the ferry 'S.S. Tidal' in Olivine City, Johto to Vermillion City, Kanto. Then his short cut through Diglett tunnel had bought him to the outskirts of rural Pewter City.

He carried on walking through the countryside, for about an hour he walked until he came across a sign. 'Viridian City 1/4 Mile West'. The boy forced his way through a small woodland until he emerged in a giant industrial, yet rundown city. This was obviously now an abandoned area as apose to its old metropolis style of city. Crime was an issue around here, it was a big contrast to his old mountinous city of 'Blackthorn'. Where in the morning he would take refuge in the northen cave and at night he'd watch the Skarmory and Gligar fight for teritory.

He past a rundown Gym which had a few buldozers surrounding, whether it's for renovations or to destroy the Gym, he didn't care he just carried on to the Pokemon Academy, still pretty rundown along with the rest of the city.

"Wow, wish I was back in Blackthorn," he started "But my first Pokemon is awaiting!" he shouted as he ran inside. The room was empty except for a bunch of Kakauna and a woman taking notes.

"Oh, hello, and you are?" asked the woman.

"My name's Wayne, You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, I'm Professor Willow, you're a bit early,"

"Oh, sorry anyw-" he started. But something really heavy had come crashing down on his head. He was lying on the floor wriggling in pain. As he opened his eyes he observed the room and tried to located the source of pain. It was a giant blue Pinecone.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Willow shouted, helping Wayne up. "This's what I was studying, this Pineco lost its parents and it thinks it's a Kakuna."

"Pineco?" Wayne asked as he pulled out his POKeGEAR to check the time. Suddenly the Pineco that had fell on top of him jumped up at him, in an attempt too hug Wayne. He caught Pineco in his arms and Pineco chirped excitedly, in its deep croaky voice.

"Piine!" shouted the Pokemon.

"Well, I see you two are aquantied., let's go outside,"

She beckoned to another boy sitting in the corner, he had a black cap and shirt with a red 'R' on the front. She led the two young boys outside. Outside there were a few more young Trainers to be, waiting patiently.

"...May I first say that this boy here is not in Team Rocket..." the woman commented as she closed the door behind her. She was holding a small black box with a Pokeball design on it.

"I am sorry for my tardiness, as seen by one eager individual... I had to round up these two boys who were also eager. Anyways, I'm sure these two boys know it, but I am Professor Willow, as you may have guessed..."

The Professor paused for a moment, letting the fivesome of future trainers gather around.

"Now, my original plan was to explain a bit more about the new Indigo League first, but seeing your jubilant faces makes me consider otherwise. I know you're all excited about your first Pokemon, and I can't blame you for it. Now, of course, first I'd like you to meet Wayne Rowley, from Blackthorn City. Yes, we have people here from all over the place. Anyways, this here Pineco is his starting Pokemon."

Willow patted the Pineco on the head and whispered to it.
"Enjoy your new trainer, Pineco."

Wayne got a Pineco from Professor Willow.

Trainer Kat

April 5th, 2007, 12:50 PM

OOC: Eek, of course. I'm an idiot. xD I apologize for that, I suppose I just assumed, since that's the way it goes in the game. Oops. I'll be more careful from now on.
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"All right, next we have another individual that was so eager as to threaten to break down the door of this building. Which I don't mind by the way, hehheh. Introducing Kat Tachikawa, the lovely Goldenrod City girl. Speaking of which, Kat, I think you'll find your first Pokemon interesting..."

At this, the blonde was handed a Pokeball containing a mystery Pokemon, along with two empties. Her eyes fixated on the button, front and center on the red and white container. Her thumb lingered over it for a second, then she withdrew, tucking the Pokeball into the bag slung low over her hips. Now was not the time. The last item presented to her was a Pokevice. A pink one at that. She ran her fingers along the smooth, glossy surface. She knew how a Pokedex worked, but this...this was so much more than a simple Pokedex. Her mind wandered back to the Pokeball she was given, and, eager to know its contents, she lightly touched it.

Unable to contain her excitement, she took it out and pressed the button in the center of the ball. A red light shot out, taking the shape of whichever Pokemon happened to be inside the ball. The light dispersed, and in its place, sat a small, white feline. Its black ears twitched, and it approached Kat slowly, sniffing her sock.

Kat crouched and lightly scratched behind the Pokemon's ear. She knew it was a Meowth, and, seeing as it was a bit larger and stockier, she could tell it was also a male. The Meowth rubbed against her leg with glee, letting out a small mewl.

"Me-owth!" the Meowth cried before bounding up Kat's slender form and coming to rest on her bony shoulder, his claws lightly digging into her for support. Traces of downy white hair could be seen on her black shorts where he had climbed up. Smiling, Kat rubbed his chin with her index finger before turning back to Professor Willow.

"Well," Professor Willow concluded, "I don't want to drone on and on here. If you have questions at all about your Pokemon, the Pokevices, or the Indigo League, you all have me registered in the phone feature of your Pokevices. Or, you may ask me now. But one last thing: a hint. There is a Pokemon gym in Pewter City, which uses Rock and Water-type Pokemon."

Kat's eyes scanned the other trainers' faces. Two males, and two females, not including herself. She chewed her bottom lip absentmindedly, shifting her weight from her left leg to her right leg, her slender arms crossed.

"Professor Willow..." The slim girl bit down on her lip once more. "Do I...have to travel with them?" She glanced at one of the boys out of the corner of her eye. He was the one introduced first, the one holding the Pineco. Her eyes shot back to the Professor, awaiting an answer. She crossed her arms, Meowth still perched on her shoulder. "I mean...someone like me..?"

Phanima

April 5th, 2007, 3:14 PM

Her mind raced as she struggled to take in what the professor had just explained. After narrowly escaping an encounter with a rather enraged Charmander outside, Chelsea had shuffled into the hub of the academy where she was led by Professor Willow and was accompanied by four other teenagers, each of them Pokemon Trainers. The group soon assembled in what appeared to be the lobby of the facility and was then further briefed by the dark-haired professor.

“Next up, we have Chelsea. Well well, I reserved a special Pokemon for you. I can surmise that this is what happens when all that hard work in school pays off. Beware though; it can be pretty tough to tame and raise. I can only hope you'll get the hang of it.”

Chelsea gave the professor an inquisitive look as she was handed three compressed Pokeballs. The brunette looked up at the dark-haired woman who merely gave her a wink before proceeding with her introduction. She had finally received her first Pokemon, yet she had no idea what it was. It took all of her will power to restrain herself from prying open the red and white device there on the spot, as the professor continued explaining the details of their newly acquired Pokemon, the Indigo League, and their future journey together in what was known as the Pokemon Wars.

After being handed another device, to which the professor had appropriately named a Pokevice, Chelsea was about ready to pop to find out what was inside her Pokeball. Despite her eagerness however, Chelsea took the time to inspect the new device, in respect to the professor for giving them such highly valued items.

Soon after, following Professor Willow’s introduction, the five trainers were given some time to inspect their new gadgets, get to know one another, and most importantly, find out which Pokemon they had received.
Three of the other trainers had already released their very first Pokemon, as Chelsea closed her Pokevice after rummaging through its controls and features. Ignoring some of the excited cries beside her, the tightly dressed teenager gripped the first red and white ball she had been given, and threw it up high in the air.

“Go! Pokeball!”

The sphere shot straight above her head and halved, releasing a strong beam of energy down at her feet, where a long and slightly chubby form materialised. Light consumed the snake-like Pokemon as the Pokeball returned to the eager girl’s hand.

“It’s a…huh? What is it?” she asked, as the light surrounding the Pokemon faded, revealing its form and features.

Whatever it was, it was cute, but it was also asleep, right after it had been summoned in such a flashy fashion. The teenage brunette immediately fell into a crouching position and began poking its plump form. It was much like a snake but was shorter in length, and was much more rounded. Its soft scaled skin was a light blue in colour, its stomach white. It had a cute round nose, and round black eyes hidden behind its lids. What appeared to be two white ears, in the shape of very small bat wings, decorated the sides of it head and hung loosely over its temple. It had no arms or legs and instead, sat curled in its spot at Chelsea’s feet.
Pulling out her trusted gold Pokevice, she dug the device into the sleeping creature’s form and awaited an explanation.

“Dratini. Long considered a mythical Pokemon until recently, when a small colony was found living underwater. Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.”

Chelsea’s face turned blank as she stared from the device in her hand to the sleeping form in front of her. A warm sensation started building inside her as she analysed her new Pokemon. Without hesitation, she scooped up the Dragon Pokemon from its spot and brought it quickly into an exuberant hug.

“Aw! You’re so cute! And your mythical!” the teenage girl cried, squeezing her still slumbering partner.

Noticing that the Pokemon had no intentions of sharing her enthusiasm on their recent bringing of togetherness, Chelsea immediately halted from her fan girl cheers and held the dragon’s face right in front of hers, their nose just barely touching.

“Oui, wake up…” she said in a sudden serious tone, her brow furrowed over her narrowed eyes, as a dangerous smile crossed her face. “Hey – huh? What’s this?”

After all of the excitement in receiving her first Pokemon, she had failed to see one last distinguishing feature upon the dragon’s motionless form. A small white bud sat in the middle of its forehead. Noticing this, Chelsea began tapping the hardened dot on the dragon’s forehead, expecting to see something happen. And something did. Her newly acquired Dratini awoke. Irritating its receded horn just happened to be one of its greatest peeves, and unfortunately for Chelsea, she soon found that out the hard way.

“Ah! Let go of me!” she yelped, shaking her arm furiously up and down, as the Dragon Pokemon strengthened its grip.

Awaking the Pokemon from its sleep and irritating its budding horn was not a good idea, and after a heated struggle and half of her forearm being covered in Dratini saliva, Chelsea realised these important facts.

After calming down and withdrawing her new partner into its Pokeball, Chelsea looked around the group of four other trainers, in an attempt to see how they were fairing with their Pokemon.

A Pineco, a Meowth, and a…Puffly? she thought, scratching her head.

During all of her time at school back at home, she had never learnt of a Pokemon that was called a Puffly, let alone seen or heard of such a creature. She figured that the Pokemon must have derived from another region but decided not to look into it too much. Despite its unknown origins, it was very cute, and for some reason reminded her of a Pokemon from Hoenn, known as a Skitty.

“Professor Willow...” one of the other trainers begun, a girl named Kat. “Do I...have to travel with them?” The Meowth, who had been the girl’s Pokemon, sat obediently on her shoulder as she continued. “I mean...someone like me..?”

Before the professor could answer, Chelsea decided it was good of a time than any to introduce herself in a more personal manner than the professor had done earlier, and leapt up behind the blond, wrapping one of her arms around her neck and pulling her close to her side.

“Come on, it’ll be fun,” the brunette began with a smile, holding the girl in her arm. “We’re all family now, so travelling will be great fun together, right Ari? And you two…” she continued, pointing to the two male trainers on her other side, one holding a Pineco. “This’ll be fun! Right?”

Jim

April 5th, 2007, 4:50 PM

"Yeah Professor Willow, does she have to travel with us?" the short for his age teenager inquired hopefully. Of course he could think of a million and one evil come backs to insult Kat and knock her off her high horse. But not wanting to start a war he suppresed the thoughts. After Professor Willow gave a little chuckle to Wayne and Kats rocky start; she burdened him to attempt the impossible He had to hold his heavy new companion whilst inserting the two spare Pokeballs on his new belt which was not an easy task. After it had been accomplished, Professor Willow bestowed Wayne with his his brand new, Pure white Pokevice. It caught the sun and reflected the light with such high intensity it forced Wayne to squint.

“Come on, it’ll be fun,” the brunette began with a smile, holding the girl in her arm. “We’re all family now, so travelling will be great fun together, right Ari? And you two…” she continued, pointing to the two male trainers on her other side, one holding a Pineco. “This’ll be fun! Right?”

"Sure, Of course!" Wayne smiled; he admired the plump serpentine Dratini -that had just returned to its Pokeball- with awe, it's been a symbolic icon and legend of his hometown for centuries. The young teenager stopped and looked around at everyone.

"We only need a couple of Badges each so who will challenge the first Gym leader?" he asked.

Scales

April 5th, 2007, 5:12 PM

OOC: I didnt know about Viridian. Sorry :(

IC:

Cain took the pokeball into his hand and savored it. He finnaly had a pokemon. He released the pokemon with a savory breath of fresh air. The pokemon would be his partner and friend. So he hoped it would be a good one

The pokemon materialised in the light. It was a Totodile. The pokemon Cain had read about in many pokemon novels and textbooks. It was an energetic and happy-go-lucky pokemon.

"Wow. It was one of the starters I would have chosen"

Cain bent down to the crocodile's level. Then he asked it plainly

"I don't think you need a nickname do you?"

The blue pokemon shook its head and started jumping up in the air saying its name

Didnt think so

Cain recived a pokevice from the professer. He scanned the Totodile and looked at the results

Well, I studied water pokemon before so I know it has very good states so far. Now I am a trainer

Cain slipped the pokevice into his pocket. Then he returned the crockodile to its pokeball. Then he placed the pokeball onto a special trainer belt he had recently bought.

"Professor Willow..." The slim girl bit down on her lip once more. "Do I...have to travel with them?" She glanced at one of the boys out of the corner of her eye. He was the one introduced first, the one holding the Pineco. Her eyes shot back to the Professor, awaiting an answer. She crossed her arms, Meowth still perched on her shoulder. "I mean...someone like me..?"

Cain retorded very quickly in an embarresed manner

"I dont think so. But I would want to go with someone." But he already got an offer 5 seconds later

“Come on, it’ll be fun,” the brunette began with a smile, holding the girl in her arm. “We’re all family now, so travelling will be great fun together, right Ari? And you two…” she continued now pointed towards Cain and the Pineco trainer. “This’ll be fun! Right?”

Cain replied happily now that he at least had one more person to go on a jouney with

"Okay then."

But then the other male with him stepped out and asked plainly

"We only need a couple of Badges each so who will challenge the first Gym leader?"

Cain knew that Brock's parents now owned the Pewter city gym. Cain was saddened by this because he wanted to take the elite leader down. But the gym leader only had rock pokemon and he had an advantage

Wayne decided to step away from all the commotion outside of the Academy. He and his bagworm Pokemon, Pineco headed a little bit east into a field of lush and dew striken grass, much different from the run-down Viridian City. As he took steps in the long and wet grass; Pineco jumped out of his arms. He started to hop around extensivly before falling flat on his face.

"Pineco, what's wrong?" Wayne asked curiously.

"Pine- Co - Co Pinepine!" bawled Pineco nervously. AS soon as the young Pokemon finished talking Wayne got the anxious feeling of being watched by someone or something.

"Pineco, someone's watching, you'd better return to your Pokeball," Wayne suggested. He drew the compressed Pokeball from his belt and activated the enlargment mechanisim to increase its size.

"Pine!" screeched Pineco. Something had swooped past at a great speed and stole the Pokeball from Wayne.

"What!?" he shouted. He observed the surrounding area. He saw the culprit of the crime. It was a little purple monkey, not native to this area. Wayne recognised it as Aipom from Johto. It had an extra long tail with a giant hand attatched to the end. Its enormous purple eares twitched from time to time and its cheeky giant smile reflected the sunlight. It had the Pokeball in its tail hand.

"Aipom! Let's see what the POKeVICE makes of you." Wayne whipped out the pure white device known as a POKeVICE. He opened it up and pointed it at the purple monkey.

"Aipom, the longtail Pokemon. It's tail is so powerful it can hold its own body up in the air. It uses its Pick-Up ability to grab things from People, Pokemon or from the floor," said a cool, momotone, female voice from the POKeVICE.

"Ok then, time for my first battle!" shouted another voice from behind Wayne. He turned around and saw the source of the voice. SHe was tall and had long purple length hair bursting from behind a black bandana. She was wearing clothes of two clours, Black and Pink.

"My name's Coral! I'm going to join Team Rocket one day!" she announced. Wayne giggled at the naive statement she had just made. Team Rocket are the weakest criminal organisation in the world and they won't let kids join ever.

"Is that your Aipom?" Wayne asked

"Yes, and now that's my Pineco!"

"As if. This will be both of our first battles then," Wayne announced.

"Pineco use... erm..." he started. He re opened his POKeVICE and checked attacks for a new born Pineco.

"Pineco attack number one. Tackle," the cool female voice stated.

"Pineco, use Tackle attack, let's go!" Wayne yelled.

"Pine!" shouted Pineco as he launched off the floor and threw himself at Aipom. The purple monkey was hit directly in the stomach.

"Aipom use Scratch!" Coral screeched at her Pokemon. Aipom got up and charged at Pineco with his nails bared. It hit Pineco who was sent flying.

"Good job we're from a long line of move tutors, right Aipom? Use Metronome!" Coral lauged. Aipom also let out a giggle as he waved his arms left and right. They started glowing and the a
outcome was an attack known as Sheer Cold.

"ONE HIT KO!" she shouted. But then the female voice from the POKeVICE was announcing something.

"Pinecos' effect; Sturdy, prevents One Hit KO moves,"

"Ha ha! Good one Pineco!" Wayne laughed. The attack was Negated and Pineco did another Tackle attack. Sending Aipom flying again.

"Aipom, get up! Now use Metronome again!"

Once again his arms moved left and right, left and right and started to glow. It turned into DynamicPunch, a very powerful attack that causes confusion.

"Pineco attack Number two. Protect." the POKeVICE voice announced once again.

"Now Pineco, use Tackle!" Wayne shouted once more. But when Pineco jumped at the dazzed Aipom, he started to spin at high velocities.

"Pineco learned Rapid Spin," the POKeVICE informed them.

OOC: I know Pineco learns Takedown and Selfdstruct before Rapid Spin but who cares?

As Pineco hurled its self at Aipom like a hurricane on a house, Aipom was sent smashing into a tree dropping Pinecos Pokeball. Wayne charged into the battlefield and seized the Pokeball.

"Got it!"

"Pine pine!"

"No!" Coral shouted. "Aipom, return at once!" she bawled angrily, with no care in her voice. "You may have won this time but we'll meet again" she yelled before retreating.

"Alright, we won our first battle!" Wayne yelled, whilst jumping and punching the air. Pineco jumped along side him.

"Do you want a rest?" Wayne asked Pineco. Pineco nodded (Kind of) and Wayne whipped out his Pokeball. "Pineco, return" he announced happily. A red light burst out of the button of the spherical device and pulled Pineco into his new home.

Wayne headed back west where he snook (sp? as in Sneaked) back into the gang of trainers that didn't even know he was missing. He announced his victory to the gang.

Wayne won his first battle.

OOC: Oh Just had an Idea, after every victory the Pokevice can give you a PokeSeal/Sticker from a slot at the top. Ninetails, is that OK? (if you don't know what they are click here (http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/stickers.shtml))

Ninetales

April 9th, 2007, 9:22 PM

OOC: And now to clear up some confusion:

--Yes, you can catch out-of-region Pokemon. If I remember correctly, in G/S/C you can catch Murkrow and Houndoom near Saffron City...

--About encountering Pokemon: You can encounter any Pokemon from any region, as long as the Pokemon might appear in whatever kind of area it is. You can catch something like Buneary or even Abra in Viridian Forest, but Goldeen in a desert...? Just use your common sense here.

--About the Pokeball seals: Honestly, I really don't see why you need the seals to have certain effects happen when Pokeballs are released. I would think more that the Pokemon's powers make those effects happen. In other words, you can have your Pokemon come up with different styles of exiting their Pokeballs at any time.

--About Pokemon Moves: I don't see how TM's can exist in real life... Instead, I'll be setting up tutors that can teach those TM and HM moves. You'll see what I mean later in the RPG.

--Anyways, I think now it's time to travel.

IC:
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Ari began to feel a little uneasy at the sight of two of her fellow trainers arguing, but soon she saw all that as quite typical.

Well, of course, Ari thought, in Pokemon Virtual, unless some of these guys are too stupid to have checked, Professor Willow left specific details about the journey in the email she sent all of us. And I believe one of those details said that we would all be traveling together? Honestly, I don't know why I decided to accept this, but I guess I'm not filled with disgust or anger like other... people... may... be... ...

Ari looked down at the Puffly she just nicknamed Kawaine, still resting in her arms, as warm and sweet as an apple pie.

"Ffwi ffwi fwwiiii..." Puffly started squirming around in Ari's arms.

"Oh..." Ari then knelt down and set the Puffly gently on the ground. Then she patted Kawaine on the head a few times and began to stand back up.

"Ffwi!" But then Kawaine jumped right back into Ari's arms, this time clinging tightly to her jacket.

"Make up your mind," Ari demanded, though not sounding too offended. "What do you want..?"

By that time, much of the group was staring at this strange conversation between girl and strange-Pokemon-from-another-region.

"Umm, yes..." Ari began, sounding a little sheepish as she spoke to the group, "I think Kawaine--my Puffly--here says that we should be leaving now, and that we should be traveling together...? And I think... the email that Professor Willow sent us... told us that we'd all be traveling together? So are we, um, going, or are we tearing ourselves apart and ending up as enemies...?"
Gosh, I WISH I didn't have to make that huge speech right now. I'd travel with them and all, but I'm not making any special relationship arrangements.

"May I interrupt for a few moments?" Professor Willow announced. If one thing took Ari out of the spotlight, it was this.
"To answer that elusive question about whether or not you are to travel together... The answer is, maybe. It depends. If you want to take a shot at winning the newly refurbished Indigo League, I would advise you to answer yes. However, another option is to find your way on your own all the way to Hoenn, where you can take a shot at the more ruthless Pokemon League for individuals. Quite a challenge if you're up to it, but I won't be able to help you get there. If you decide on that though, I'd say you may answer no."

"...So then..." Ari stammered, "...umm..."

Ari took a few seconds to try to make sense of what the professor was trying to say.

"...What I'm saying is..." Professor Willow summarized, "that you may leave on your own now or work together for a chance at glory and betterment of your training skills."

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Whatever decision was made, the remaining group was now wandering along Route 2, the grass-lined path that led to the Viridian Forest. Past this way would be Pewter City, and the first gym battle. But that does not mean that the path to Pewter was a straight one. For Viridian City would be filled with trees and winding paths, and of course, tons of wild Pokemon and even a few other Pokemon trainers. It would be a forest of opportunity, but also one of challenge...

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OOC: You now have permission to catch Pokemon. Just remember that you only have two extra Pokeballs, so that's the maximum number of Pokemon you can catch. You can catch any kind of Pokemon in Viridian Forest as long as it might be suited to live in the forest. Just use your judgement here. You can even catch Pokemon on the Forbidden list now, as long as they're not shiny or legendary.

A little forewarning: There is a high chance that I'll be unable to post until this Friday. Just be patient--depending on what you do in your posts, I'll set up something special for the group that Friday... so be ready!

Trainer Kat

April 10th, 2007, 5:00 AM

Kat furrowed her brows as the brunette looped an arm around her neck. The Pokemon on her shoulder leapt up to her head to avoid the girl's welcoming action.

"Yeah Professor Willow, does she have to travel with us?" the boy with the Pineco asked. Kat's deep blue eyes darted over to the boy, who, if memory served, had been introduced as 'Wayne'.

"Excuse me, how old are you? Eight?" She retorted. Feeling more than a bit uncomfortable, she ducked under the brunette's arm, freeing herself from the other's grasp. Once her shoulder had been freed up, the feline crawled back down to his familiar perch.

"May I interrupt for a few moments?" Professor Willow announced. "To answer that elusive question about whether or not you are to travel together... The answer is, maybe. It depends. If you want to take a shot at winning the newly refurbished Indigo League, I would advise you to answer yes. However, another option is to find your way on your own all the way to Hoenn, where you can take a shot at the more ruthless Pokemon League for individuals. Quite a challenge if you're up to it, but I won't be able to help you get there. If you decide on that though, I'd say you may answer no."

Kat crossed her arms and let out an irritated sigh. "Fine...I give up. I'll let you guys come with me...but only to help me get further. And after you get me past the Indigo League..." She paused for a moment to scratch under Meowth's chin. "...then Meowth and I can head off to the Hoenn League. Sound good?"

At this point, she let down her blonde locks and slid her hair tie down around her thin wrist. "I suppose I should introduce myself, for those who actually care about formalities." She recrossed her arms and shifted her weight to one hip, a posture screaming teenage defiance. "I'm Kat...the gorgeous Goldenrod model," she added.
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OOC: It's a bit short, but I'm out of time for now.

Jim

April 10th, 2007, 6:27 AM

Route 2

The party of young Pokèmon trainers progressed along Route 2, just north of Viridian City. As the gang of youths left the run down semi-rural city they were happy to find that they were now in a beautiful countryside. The vibrant Green grass on either side of the path was beautifully mowed and the smell of freshly cut grass was hanging in the air like an invisible and beautifully scented smokescreen.

The only thing that made the pleasant experience less enjoyable for Wayne was the stabs that Kat kept ushering at him. As much as he tried to suppress the anger she was causing. Although he seemed un-phased by the insults it did make Wayne more self conscious of his immaturity.

There was a light sound of bird chirps from a flock of Tailow above. No one was making conversation so no one knew anything about each other, besides general personality. The gang was directly in front of the building that led into the vast Viridian Forest.

Within seconds the trainers were surrounded by colossal trees overshadowing the forest floor. The canopies of the trees had many bug Pokèmon inhabiting them. A few Beautifly and Butterfree were performing a courtship dance overhead.

“I’m going hunting for a Pokèmon, I’ll meet back with you later,” Wayne informed them. A couple of people gave an acknowledgeable nod and Wayne started to walk east. As he was walking he was confronted by many obstacles such as fallen trees and mud puddles.

On his path he came across a wild Pokèmon. The Pokèmon was a small and Green spider like Pokèmon with only six legs, which were Yellow and Black. It had a face on its back; its head featured a horn, two eyes and two Red tusk like bones growing out from its face.

“Perfect!” Wayne yelled. Trying carefully not to startle the Pokèmon; he slowly reached for his POKèVICE. He opened it up and pointed it at the Pokèmon; an image of the Pokèmon appeared on the POKèVICE screen. The cool female voice started talking.

“Spinarak; the long leg Pokèmon. The web spun by Spinarak can be considered its second nervous system. It is said that this Pokémon can determine what kind of prey is touching its web just by the tiny vibrations it feels through the web's strands,” she said.

“Ok, Pineco, come on out let’s go!” Wayne yelled as he threw the Pokè-ball at the floor. In a flash of bright white light Pineco appeared. It immediately turned around and gave Wayne a hug.

“No Pineco; it’s a battle!” Wayne laughed as he placed Pineco down on the floor. Pinecos’ expression became more serious and he got ready for battle.

“Pine! Cine!” he yelled as he leaned forward slightly, awaiting a command.

“Ok Pineco, use Rapid spin!”

“PINE!” he bawled as he launched himself and started to rotate as fast as possible at Spinarak.

“Spin-ee!” it screamed. It released a white spider web thread, Stringshot, at Pineco which slowed his spinning down. He still collided with Spinarak and sent him flying.

“Now! Pokè-ball Go!” Wayne yelled happily as he enlarged his Pokè-ball and threw the Pokè-ball at the happy faced spider. Suddenly Spinarak jumped up and used Stringshot on the Pokè-ball, rendering it useless.

“No!” Wayne yelled as Spinarak made his great escape through some trees.

“Oh well, let’s keep on going!” Wayne encouraged his Pokèmon.

As they carried on, they found that the land underneath them was soft and muddy, they had entered marshland.

Wayne failed to capture a Spinarak

Scales

April 10th, 2007, 10:32 AM

OOC: I forgot to check this thing

IC:

"Okay. I feel that staying in a group is the best thing we can do. Come on lets go to Pewter already. Im starting to grow restless"

Route 2

The party transversed through route two. The path here went through a few corners and ends but it was still remotely strait. Cain let out Totodile a few steps back thinking it was to nice a day to let him stay cooped up inside his ball.

All of the sudden the bushed to the left of them moved. Cain waited for the others to move up the path a little before asking Totodile

"You ready for battle?"

The blue crocodile nodded. Then all of the sudden a brown bird pokemon flew out of the bushes. Cain already knew what it was. A pidgey, one of his favorite rookie pokemon.

Cain knowing what it was already swept for his pokevice. He opened it and pointed it toward the bird pokemon. Who was bearing at him like it was going to bite his head off.

"Pidgey, the bird pokemon. A very nice addition to new trainers. A common sight in forests and woods. It flaps its wings at ground level to kick up blinding sand."

"A Pidgey. Well this will be easy. TOTODILE try a scratch attack"

Totodile went up and scratched the bird pokemon. All of the sudden it flew up into the air and started drawing high winds.

A gust attack oh no

The gust knocked down Totodile. But he was smarter then that. The bird pokemon eventualy landed out of exhaustion. Totodile scratched the bird pokemon again. This made the brown bird perfect for catching.

"Okay. Now time for the pokeball."

Cain took one of the 2 pokeballs he was given. He threw it at the Pidgey. After a few wobbles the ball stopped. He had caught the bird pokemon

"YES. I caught my first pokemon."

Totodile looked happy as always. He started jumping up into the air.

"Come on Totodile. Lets catch up with everyone."

Cain ran back with Totodile back where the others where. At the marsh lands.

Cain caught a Pidgey

Trainer Kat

April 10th, 2007, 10:52 AM

OOC: I'm going to post again, now that we're in Viridian Forest, to make up for my lackluster post a few hours ago. xD
Also, even though Pikachu can be caught in Viridian Forest, I don't want to catch an evolved Pokemon, so I'll be substituting a Pichu. I assume that the unevolved form of Pikachu could be caught there as well.
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The blonde trailed behind the other four, as if to say she didn't want to be seen associating with them. She couldn't help but smile at the sight of Route 2. As much as she adored the hustle and bustle of the city, the quaintness of a rural setting was quite cute. She could see now why film stars took vacations in the countryside.

When the group had reached the building leading into Viridian City, trees could already be seen looming on the other side, beckoning. She paused to read the sign outside the building. Was she the only one who had noticed it? "Beware for Beedrill" the sign read. She could feel a chill run down her spine. It was just like the post outside the quaint city. Before she knew it, they were inside the forest.

"Wow..." she began. "You could, like, get lost in here..!" Her eyes widened. Trees surrounded the five youths. They looked sinister in the compromised lighting.

“I’m going hunting for a Pokèmon, I’ll meet back with you later." Kat turned. The voice had come from Wayne, the boy with the Pineco. The boy she had already got off to a rocky start with.

"Well, well!" She exclaimed as he wandered off. "The shrimp has a good idea! I'm going off too. Meetcha later! You wouldn't want to lose me!" She winked and started off in the opposite direction as Wayne. Meowth stayed obediantly on her shoulder. "You don't really like your Pokeball, do you?" she asked the feline, reaching a hand up and stroking the soft fur on his cheek.

"Me..." the Meowth purred. He didn't like his Pokeball, nor did he have any intention of leaving his partner's side, as long as she'd let him stay out. He was her Pokemon, after all, and he would follow the instructions he was given.

After stumbling over fallen branches, avoiding icky Kakuna, as well as one small trip that left traces of dirt on Kat's face, they came across a clearing. The blonde sighed and sat on a rotting log. A berry bush grew nearby.

"What do you think, cutie? You hungry?" Meowth nodded his head in response. He leapt off her shoulder and picked a berry, holding it in his front paws and nibbling it. Kat smiled at him. She really felt lucky to have such an adorable Pokemon. Upon closer inspection of the berry bush, some sort of black tag appeared to be poking out of the shrub.

"Ah! Wh-what just happened?!" Kat exclaimed. An aggrivated looking rodent poked out from the bushes. "That's a...that's a Pichu!" She whipped out the pink Pokevice the Professor had given her and pointed it at the tiny Pokemon.

"Pichu. The Tiny Mouse Pokemon. Pichu stands at 1'00" and weighs approximately 4 lbs. Pichu is unskilled at storing electric power. Any kind of shock causes it to discharge energy spontaneously. Despite its size, it can zap even adult humans."

Kat smiled. "Awwh, they're even cuter in person! I want one!" She turned to Meowth. "Think you can take it?" she asked. Meowth nodded and lowered himself into a fighting stance. "Meowth, use Scratch!"

The feline charged the rodent, who responded by sending out a Thundershock. The electricity shocked Meowth, causing him to fall momentarily. Without hesitation, he got up and charged once more, avoiding the secondary blast and swiping his claws across the Pichu's face.

Pichu's face twisted into a growl and it sent out a Thundershock. The blast grazed Meowth's side. A second blast was sent towards Meowth, shocking him completely. He fell.

"No.." Kat started. Glancing down, she saw a few pebbles, which she scooped up and began tossing at Pichu. Angry, it sent a blast her way, barely missing her. By this time, Meowth had gotten back up, but hadn't much strength left in him.

The pair was unwilling to give up, and Meowth rammed into Pichu before bringing his claws down on the mouse with everything he had. Kat hurled one of two Pokeballs she had been given at the Pichu. As the ball closed around the tiny mouse, she crossed her fingers. Looking down at Meowth, she could see he was doing the same. The ball gave one last shake before settling down. The light in the center went out. Pichu had been caught.

"Yeah!" Kat yelled, hugging Meowth tightly. "We did it, we did it!" The screen of the Pokevice flashed, showing Pichu's picture. Its gender was male, and it knew the attacks "Thundershock" and "Charm" - the same two it had used in the battle against Meowth. A second picture appeared, this one of Meowth. It had learned the move "Bite".

Kat turned towards Meowth, who had since found his way back to her shoulder. "You mean you didn't know how to bite before..?" She laughed and scratched under his chin. He purred in response. The blonde squatted to pick up the Pokeball containing Pichu.

"Now, I guess we have to find our way back to the others.." she sighed. Meowth nodded. "Ugh, I can't believe I'm stuck with them, you know? Whatever..." The two started back the way they came to meet up with the rest of their group.

In a few minutes, they were back, looking excessively scraped up. Kat's arm was bleeding from where a tree had scratched her, and Meowth was still hurt from the fight. Still, they had found the others, and it looked like the boy with the Totodile had gone off, as he was just now returning.

"Well, look who caught a Pokemon," she sneered, removing the newly inhabited Pokeball from her belt and tossing it up in the air momentarily, catching it as it came down.

Jim

April 10th, 2007, 12:40 PM

OOC: Pichu was going to be my third Pokemon. Oh well. Let's begin.

Viridian Swamp

Wayne was up to his knees in swamp mud. The stench of the marshes was unbearable; it was so bad that a Muk was having the time of its life teaching its offspring how to swim in the stagnant water. They were currently resting on a log.

“Here Pineco, these Oran berries are amazing!” Wayne exclaimed as he fed the little Blue berry to Pineco. Pinecos’ eyes widened as the berry passed the place where his lips would be. Wayne was currently trying to rip the silky spider web from around the Pokè-ball that had been aimed at Spinarak.

After Wayne got used to the smell he and Pineco got up and started to head back towards the others, the PokèHunt had been unsuccessful. Wayne was dodging all the giant puddles of mud and trying to stop from falling because of the not-so-solid terrain; this was made harder by the fact he was holding Pineco therefore he couldn’t use his arms to balance.

The duo were finally out of the swamp. It was then that they realised they were being followed. Wayne turned around to find a short Blue Pokèmon with Orange cheeks. It had Yellow eyes with dark grey circles surrounding them. Both of Its hands were grey with three fingers each, one of which had finger Orange finger in the middle. It had two white stripes around its chest. Its mouth was open in a goofy sort of grin.

“Hello little guy, how long have you been following us?” Wayne asked the small Pokèmon. The little blue frog type Pokèmon looked up at Wayne with a fixed and unnerving face.
It was a few seconds before he actually made a noise, before that Wayne was quite unnerved by the Pokèmon.

“Croa,” the Pokèmon said quite slowly.

“Oh, Ok?” Wayne said as he bent down to get a closer look at the Pokèmon. He took out his POKèVICE and pointed it at the Pokèmon.

“Croagunk, the Poison Dart frog. Croagunk has poison pouches in its cheeks. It stabs its fingers which are oozing with a powerful poison into the unguarded areas of its foe. It makes an unpleasant sound by inflating and deflating its poison pouches too frighten the foe. It is somewhat slow witted and likes to do things at its own pace.”

“Wow, Croagunk-” Wayne started, but he was interrupted by a loud buzzing noise. The noise came from a swarm of giant Blue Hercules beetle Pokèmon. They swooped past and stole Pineco right from Waynes arms.

“PINECO, NO!”

“PIIIINE!”

The POKèVICE identified these Pokèmon as the Bug/Fighting type, Heracross.

“PINECO!” Wayne cried again. Suddenly another Heracross swooped down and tried to grab Croagunk, but even though he is supposed to be slow witted, he obviously wasn’t in battle as he quickly dodged to the side and his hand glew light purple. Croagunk stabbed Heracross with his hand. Herracross fell to the floor on his back and started to shiver every few seconds. He had been poisoned.

“What can I do?” he said to himself desperately.
“Pineco, Rapid spin!” Wayne shouted to Pineco. But he couldn’t spin dew to the fact that Heracross was holding him tightly. Suddenly the POKèVICE started to beep. He opened it up and there was a picture of Pineco.

“Pineco learned Selfdestruct,” the voice said.

“Perfect, Pineco use Selfdestruct!” He yelled out of desperation, knowing it’s bring Pain to Pineco also. He started glowing and screeching.

“PIIIIIIIINE!” it started, but as it was at point of explosion it shouted “CO!” and in a giant flash of white light and a loud bang Pineco had performed a kamikaze explosion that took Heracross with it. As the two bugs were plummeting to the floor, the Alpha male Heracross, which was significantly larger, caught the unconscious Pineco.

“PINECO! Wait, why didn’t I think of this before?” Wayne asked himself. He let out a sigh of relief. He pulled out a Pokè-ball and pointed it at the Heracross and Pineco.

“Pineco, return,” he said calmly as he returned Pineco to its spherical home. “Have a good rest Pineco, you’ve earned it.”

The Heracross hovering in the air was furious and it swooped down to attack Wayne with a glowing Megahorn. Wayne closed his eyes out of fear, preparing himself for the upcoming pain. But there was none. As Wayne slowly opened his eyes he saw Croagunk vigorously attacking Heracross with an Egg move that he can learn called Dynamicpunch. A powerful but low accuracy attack that causes confusion to the victim.

Heracross was lying on the floor unconscious and all the others had dispersed. Croagunk was very powerful.

“W-wow Croagunk?” Wayne said amused.
“You saved me,”

Croagunk scratched his head lightly and smiled larger than usual.

“Would you like to come with me?” Wayne asked gently. Croagunk gave another one of his stares at Wayne before he nodded.

“Croooa,” he said slowly and happily. Wayne held out the Pokè-ball that he had freed from the Spider web and Croagunk poked it with his Orange finger. He was suddenly turned into a red bright light and sucked into the Pokè-ball.

“Ok, I caught a new Pokèmon!” Wayne yelled as he released his new friend from its Pokè-ball. “Come on buddy, let’s meet with the others and get Pineco to a Pokèmon Center,” Wayne said as he smiled at Croagunk.

They both started walking East out of the marshland and then located the others. Where Kat, Cain, Ari and Chelsea were anxiously awaiting his return.

Wayne caught a Croagunk.

Phanima

April 10th, 2007, 4:16 PM

IC: The group had finally set off on its journey after some guided words from Professor Willow. Several of the trainers, namely Kat, Wayne, and Cain, did not have the best of starts and were at one another’s throats from the moment they had left. Ari, the third female and the last trainer in the group, appeared to have taken the leadership role and was leading the newly formed team of Pokemon Trainers through Viridian Forest, Route 2.

The sun was still hot through the trees that surrounded them from all sides, and for Chelsea, this was not exactly the type of weather she had envisioned for starting her journey. She had deemed herself the season of autumn, a mixture of hot and cool conditions combining into the perfect climate, none of this abstract heat she was feeling now. Looking around however, none of the other trainers appeared to be affected by the heat as such and were carrying along comfortably.

Stretching back her arms and holding her hands behind her head, Chelsea closed her eyes as she continued walking alongside the group. She had been leading the pack from the front with Ari by her side, the two boys; Wayne and Cain behind her, and Kat bringing up the rear.
Despite her exuberant attempt to soften up to the Goldenrod trainer and being brushed off so quickly, Chelsea still held some admiration towards the girl and began speculating on differing ways of warming up or just annoying the blonde. Either way, she would have some fun.
The other female trainer, Ari, appeared much more reserved, but also held about her a determined and dominant role among the group. She was much more of a leader than Chelsea could ever be, even though she did appear reluctant at times. It was cute in a way, and Chelsea admired her for it.

Opening her eyes slightly, Chelsea then moved her attention to the two boys behind her. The two of which she had first met in Professor Willow’s laboratory and had gotten into a rather unpleasant greeting with Kat. Closing her eyes once again as she continued walking, Chelsea lifted her head to feel the cool breeze that passed overhead, before letting her mind wonder to analyse her fellow companion, Wayne.

“I’m going hunting for a Pokèmon, I’ll meet back with you later,” came Wayne’s voice, causing Chelsea to trip over her own thoughts and her feet.

Rubbing her head, Chelsea looked behind her to see the fourteen-year-old dart off into the forest heading east.

“Hey! We’re supposed to stick together!” the brunette shouted, her head sore as she swung her fist in the air, watching the boy disappear into the forest. “Huh? Hey! Where did that other guy go? Cain?”

Looking behind her, she saw that Cain had also disappeared from sight, after going after a wild Pokemon. A sigh escaped her lips as she came to a stop, her back hunched and her head drooped.

“What’s with boys and battling?” she asked tiredly, her face growing warm as she stood in her place, Ari now being the only other trainer by her side. “Hey, Kat?”

“The shrimp has a good idea! I’m going off too. Meetcha later! You wouldn’t want to lose me!” the blonde said with a wink, before heading off in the opposite direction from which Wayne had left.

Pouting as she crossed her arms, Chelsea watched as the Goldenrod City girl disappeared into the forest to the west. Another sigh escaped her lips as she pocketed her hands and followed Ari forward through the forest.

“Well, I guess it’d be okay to let them go for now,” the brunette said without much enthusiasm, “I hope they don’t get into too much trouble.”

OOC: Electivire, it's not that big of a deal but, doesn't Pineco learn Selfdestruct before Explosion? I'm just curious that's all. My post is bad, short, and ugly, so don't midn it too much, it's just to recap and catch up. If you guys are already coming back into the group, just post from there. Oh, and man, when you guys post, you post in numbers eh? Can't keep up... >.<

Trainer Kat

April 10th, 2007, 4:44 PM

OOC: Oh, but when you post, you post with quality, Phanima! xD I can't keep up with that!

Ahh, Electivire, I'm sorry! xD Pichu was the only Pokemon out of the Viridian Forest bunch that I can think of that Kat would like. You could catch a Pichu too, actually. Then Kat and Wayne could be Pichu rivals. x3

This, too, is gonna be a somewhat short post...I'm just finishing up Kat's return.
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The blonde grinned as the shorter teen emerged. Now that everyone was back together, she could compare spoils.

"So..." she smirked. "What did everyone catch?" she asked, feigning interest. She tended to her arm for a moment, wiping the blood off of it with a small handkerchief she kept in her side bag. Her eyes shot back up to the two boys.

"Why don't you take a look at this?" she bragged, releasing Pichu. Something she hadn't noticed when she caught him was that he had a tuft of longer hair on his forehead, almost like bangs. She remembered seeing a Pikachu like this facing Ash's Pikachu on one of his League battles. It's trainer had red hair, and seemed to be friends with Ash. If only she could remember his name...

"Cute, huh? Way better than those icky bug Pokemon." She stuck her tongue out at this. Meowth took one look at her and stuck his tongue out as well. Obviously neither of them were fans of bugs.

She scooped Pichu into her arms. The rodent growled and released a jolt of electricity, sending it coursing through Kat and Meowth's bodies. The girl quickly grabbed the Pichu's Pokeball and recalled it.

"Ahem...it hasn't warmed up to me yet, but..." She grinned. "I'm sure it's the best catch of the lot."

Jim

April 11th, 2007, 1:50 AM

OOC: I was getting confused between the Explosion/Selfdestruct thing and I was short for time as it is so I picked the word that sounded more threatening xD

That's not a bad Idea, I was also thinking of Plusle/Minun but they're no good on their own. Maybe Pachirisu? I'll get round to it eventually. An yeah, Phamina it's quality not quantity that counts and you got quality!

IC:
-Theme Song-

Viridian Forest

Wayne had finally found his way back to the gang. When he had returned he realised just how muddy he was. His pre white running shoes were caked with mud. His jeans were completley ruined and on top of everything he smelt like the stagnent marshes that he just returned from. He wasn't a pleasent sound or smell to be travelling with.

"So..." Kat. "What did everyone catch?" the Blonde asked.

As Wayne was standing there soaking wet and jeans made of mud he couldn't help but brag about his catch.

"My catch is right behind me," Wayne smiled as he stept aside to reveal the poison dart frog munching very slowly on an Oran Berry. Wayne smiled and expected some admiration. But he didn't think he was going to get any.

"Why don't you take a look at this?" Kat bragged as let out a small Yellow rodent Pokemon from its Pokeball. The Pokemon was a Pichu. It had three spikey hairs on its head like one of the Pichu Brothers on a Cartoon he used to watch as a kid.

Kats Bragging backfired when she picked up Pichu and it shoked her and Meowth with a powerful electric shock.

"Ahem...it hasn't warmed up to me yet, but..." She grinned. "I'm sure it's the best catch of the lot."

"Oh yeah?" Wayne said confronting Kat. "Well my new friend Croagunk just defeated a whole Swarm of Heracross!" he bragged very loudly. Of course he knew it had only Taken down two Heracross but it is still an amazing accomplishment.

"Anyway we need to go to a Pokemon Center, I need a new pair of Jeans and Pineco needs to be healed, come on,"

OOC: Whereas this has neither quality or quantity...

Scales

April 11th, 2007, 9:08 AM

Everyone started talking about the pokemon they caught. Cain who was glad he caught his released the Pidgey. It immediatly flew onto his sholder.

"I myself caught a Pidgey. A flying pokemon."

He noticed that Wayne caught a bug pokemon and Kat caught a Pichu. But then he noticed something else. Wayne was dirty beyond comparasine. He was very muddy and stank of bushes. He must have really chased his bug pokemon. But Cain tried to ignore Wayne for a moment and went to Kat's pokemon. Cain who never fully liked rodent pokemon just stared back. Then he heared Wayne's proposal to go to a pokemon center

"But we are in the forest now. Come on man. Does anyone have a potion in their bag? I doubt you need new pants right this moment."

Jim

April 11th, 2007, 10:43 AM

OOC: Croagunk is a Poison/Fighting type and Pineco's fainted so a Potion wouldn't work, have you been reading these? xD

IC: Coming after the next persons, sorry.

Scales

April 11th, 2007, 10:59 AM

OOC: Croagunk is a Poison/Fighting type and Pineco's fainted so a Potion wouldn't work, have you been reading these? xD

IC: Coming after the next persons, sorry.

OOC: Note: My character is not an expert on Sinnoh pokemon so feel free to correct him on that. Plus how would my character know that your pokemon is fainted or injured. You just stated he needs to be healed up. So correct him on that as well if you wish.

Jim

April 11th, 2007, 12:07 PM

OOC: Sorry I never thought of that. Also... Damn it! I just typed up lots and then my Mouse clicked off the text box on its own, and when I pressed backspace it took me back a page and I lost everything! If Brocks parents are owning the Gym then It could be a double battle. The lack of quantity and quality n this case is to just get more familiar with Croagunks personality and Waynes lack of confidence thing stands out a bit.

Viridian Forest

Wayne was itching to get too Pewter City for two reasons. To rest up his Pokemon at the Center and to watch Cain take down the Gym leader. He had suggested they run too Pewter City but everyone else wanted to take in the breath taking scenery. Also if they wanted a Pokemon; Ari and Chelsea haven't caught one, that's if they wanted too of course. So he decided to let Pineco rest for a while and just go with the flow.

He didn't feel like getting shouted at for saying something stupid or smelling like the sewers; so instead he tagged along behind and kept quiet, occasionally talking to Croagunk. The Goliath trees blocked all sunlight, so the dark gloomy forest was perfect for Bug Pokemon. There was what seemed to be millions of Caterpie and Weedle and quite a few Wurmple also. The Bug Pokemon seemed to run on a schedule as all of them seemed to be chowing down on the thousands of berries that the enormous trees provided. Speaking of berries; Croagunk was still munching gone the tiny blue Oranberry that Wayne had given to him about ten minutes ago.

"Wow, you really take your time, you like to go at your own pace don't you?" Wayne asked his Croagunk who was plodding along slowly next to Wayne.

"Crrroa," He replied slowley as he finished the berry. He widened his smile towards Wayne who returned the smile.

"But yet in battle you were so fast. I didn't even see the Poison sting you use to Poison the first Heracross. And that ultra powerful Dynamicpunch was really fast," Wayne told his Pokemon. This also made him smile.

"You just wait until you properly meet Pineco,"

After Wayne had finished his conversation he was thinking that he would like to battle one of his new friends when Pineco is healed and Croagunk is bought back to full strength. The gang carried on walking through the twisting maze known as Viridian Forest.

Scales

April 11th, 2007, 12:35 PM

Viridian Forest practicaly blocked out most of the light unless you looked up. Which shawn the sun in its full glory. Only Pidgey on his sholder was looking up at the sky. Cain and Totodile were looking forward. Cain of course wanted Totodile to learn a water move as quickly as possible so that they could defeat the first gym.

"Okay guys. Me and Totodile are going to do some training."

The path went into many different bushes and other smaller trails. Cain was determened to raise Totodile to a level where he would be able to learn a water attack.

Cain noticed a trail on the right. He immediatly started to follow it towards parts unknown. Hoping to find some pokemon to train off of.

Phanima

April 11th, 2007, 2:23 PM

OOC: Haha, thanks I guess. ^^" Oh and sorry for doing this again Electivire but, I don't think a wild Croagunk can learn Dynamicpunch. And TM's aren't real in this RP and we haven't met any Move Tutors yet so I don't think it could've learnt it that way. It is an Egg Move, but I have no idea what that is. Just some clarification would be nice, I'm not trying to pick a fight. ^^

IC: Sudden voices sounded from behind the two teenagers, causing what was left of the group to divert their attention from their destination ahead. The brunette placed her hands on her hips, Ari standing behind her, as both Kat and Wayne rejoined the party. Both had apparently caught their very first Pokemon and were eager to announce to the rest of trainers of their rewards.

Her slight annoyance in the two for wandering off earlier was quickly subdued by her now exuberant and longing desire to see what the trainers had caught. Kat was the first to reveal her spoils and released what was a very cute but also tough and self-devoted looking Pichu. A small fringe hung over its forehead, its most distinguishing feature after fully materialising.

“It’s so cute!” the red, black, and gold clad teenager exclaimed, peering down at the electric mouse, its beady black eyes covered by a furrowed brow.

“Cute, huh? Way better than those icky bug Pokemon.” The blonde trainer from Goldenrod said in a self-righteous voice. She stuck out her tongue following her statement and her Meowth, who had taken one look at his trainer, stuck out his tongue as well.

“My catch is right behind me,” Wayne piped, as he stepped aside to reveal his first catch. A blue and black frog Pokemon, who had orange cheeks and tired eyes, stepped forward behind its trainer. It was a Croagunk, the posion frog Pokemon.

“I myself caught a Pidgey. A flying pokemon.” Cain had just appeared behind the group, and to Chelsea’s surprise, he had caught a Pokemon of his own as well. A small brown and white feathered bird with a pink beak sat on his shoulder. Its feathers were ruffled and it looked tired, most probably due to its encounter with Cain.

Chelsea looked around at the three new Pokemon and let out a laugh. She straightened up, placed her hands on her hips and smiled. The three trainers had already caught their first Pokemon, and on their first day as well. It was impressive.

Amazing…it’s only been a few hours since we left Professor Willow’s, and these three have already caught their first Pokemon.

Kat didn’t appear that impressed in the other two’s catch however and quickly scooped up her Pichu in an effort to showcase the Pokemon’s traits further. The Electric Pokemon however, seemed to have yet become accustomed to Kat being its trainer and with a small growl, and an impressive electric shock, he was quickly withdrawn into his Pokeball. Kat gave an embarrassing grin.

“Anyway we need to go to a Pokemon Center, I need a new pair of Jeans and Pineco needs to be healed, come on,” Wayne suddenly said, after the group had welcomed the new Pokemon and gave their congratulations, or lack thereof, to the new Pokemon Trainers.

“A Pokemon Center?” Chelsea asked. “Pewter City is a while away from where we are now I assume. It might take another day or two to get there. The best thing for now I suppose, is if you just keep Pineco in its ball and let it rest. You guys picked a pretty bad location to start a fight with wild Pokemon, being in the middle of a forest and all.”

“Okay guys. Me and Totodile are going to do some training.” Cain appeared to have his mind set on, for some reason, training his Totodile further, much to the displeasure of Chelsea’s ‘it’s-for-the-best’ attitude.

“Training? Are you crazy?” she said, waving her arms in the air. “All of your Pokemon just had their first battle, well, except for Wayne, but that’s even more of a reason to let them rest now.” The humidity of the forest was starting to takes its affect, and the burning brunette could feel her head starting to get hot. “Listen, despite what you guys’ intentions are, I think it’s best if you just let your Pokemon rest for now, it might be too dangerous for them to start fighting again, especially since we’re in the middle of the forest.”

The group had moved some way into the thick brush of the Viridian forest and had reached a point where several eroded paths became present along the ground. Cain, who had decided to go train, followed a particular trail leading to the right and deeper into the forest.

Letting out a sigh, the fiery brunette slumped in her place with her arms dangling down by her side and her head drooped. Seven years in the Pokemon Academy at home had taught her a number of things about Pokemon and the world around them. One of these things she was taught was that despite the amount of power and strength a Pokemon had, every Pokemon had their limit, and once this limit was reached, a good trainer would be one who would know when to quit for the sake of their Pokemon, despite his or her ambitions. She had learnt that in the academy she had attended in her hometown, and she now hoped that for Cain, and Wayne, and Kat, that they were good enough of trainers not to expect too much of their newly acquired partners.

Hopefully, Totodile hasn’t reached his limit…

Regaining her breath, Chelsea pulled herself back up and looked around the remaining group of trainers. She had no intentions of being the leader, or to be giving orders for that matter, but she felt that she had to in a situation such as this.

“Listen up you two,” she began, pointing a finger to both Kat and Wayne, giving them a suddenly dangerous smile, her eyes overshadowed by her furrowing brow, “I know you’ve just caught your very first Pokemon, and that’s awesome, really, but until we get to a Pokemon Center, I don’t want either of you to get into any fights.” The teenage brunette felt unpleasingly motherly for saying such a thing, but continued regardless. “I’m not trying to order you around, well, literally I am, but that’s beside the point. Listen, I can’t stop you from battling and I’m not going to go out of my way to stop you if you do, but I suggest you don’t make your Pokemon get into anymore fights for the time being. Okay?”

Chelsea had no intentions of taking leadership of the group ever again, let alone the matured and aging role as the ‘all-knowing-and-stuck-up’ brunette. She didn’t want that. She would be content with the notion of the others calling her a clown, which would actually make her happy, well happier than being the ‘mother’ and ‘mature’ figure of the group. But she did know when enough was enough, and would act on her instincts and ideals if needed, despite how ‘old’ it made her feel.

“Well, I guess that’s that!” she said with a bright smile, her tone of voice greatly differing from which she had used only moments before.

Looking around the group, her eyes narrowed and a sly smile crossed her face. Sliding up behind both Kat and Wayne, she wrapped her arms around their necks and pulled them up into a suffocating embrace.

“Congratulations on catching your first Pokemon!”

Trainer Kat

April 11th, 2007, 2:52 PM

“Listen up you two,” Kat looked at Chelsea, who had once again assumed a leadership role, not that Kat really minded who took the lead, if anyone. “I know you’ve just caught your very first Pokemon, and that’s awesome, really, but until we get to a Pokemon Center, I don’t want either of you to get into any fights.”

The Goldenrod model grinned and plucked Meowth off her shoulder, rubbing her nose against his. "No, you already did well! You deserve a rest. I wouldn't put you through another fight. No, I wouldn't!" She smiled and hugged the Pokemon. "You're a good Meowth, yes you are! Yes, you're such a good boy!" She began fawning over the Meowth, who responded with a few content mewls.

As the brunette's arm once again slid around Kat's neck, the feline leapt out of her grasp to the ground, shaking the rising dust off his otherwise impeccable cream colored fur. The blonde was pulled towards the brunette, as was Wayne. Immediately, she got a whiff of Wayne's marshy smell.

"Ew," she coughed. She dug around in her side bag until her hand emerged, holding a small glass spray bottle. "Hold still, Wayne," she said, spraying the front of his shirt with the bottle, which instantaneously released a flowery scented liquid. "There!" She grinned, obviously pleased with herself. "Much better!"

The blonde bent over and picked up Meowth, who gave her an appreciative lick on the chin. She turned to Chelsea. "What about you?" She smiled, almost sincerely, at the brunette. "You should catch a Pokemon, Chelsea! And I'd love to see that mythical Pokemon of yours in action!" She nodded and laughed. Chelsea had guts, continuously trying to hug Kat, and for that, the blonde couldn't help but feel a small bit of admiration towards the brunette. Only a small bit, mind you. She was still Kat Tachikawa, and she knew no one who could compare with her in terms of skill and beauty.
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OOC: Sorry for that, Electivire. It was just such a Kat thing to do, I couldn't resist. xD

Jim

April 11th, 2007, 3:02 PM

OOC: Do you mean you don't know what an Egg move (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Egg_move) is? Or do you mean how he could have got it in the wild? Because I was going to pick up on that later as a sort of storyline or something during Fuscia City. Lol, Kat we posted at the same time xD

IC:
“Listen up you two,” The brunnete exclaimes with a dangerous smile, she furrowed her brow and pointed at Kat and Wayne, she had her other hand on her hip. “I know you’ve just caught your very first Pokemon, and that’s awesome, really, but until we get to a Pokemon Center, I don’t want either of you to get into any fights.” The teenage brunette said in a nagging Mother sort of tone but Wayne could tell she was just trying to be friendly and help. She continued regardless. “I’m not trying to order you around, well, literally I am, but that’s beside the point. Listen, I can’t stop you from battling and I’m not going to go out of my way to stop you if you do, but I suggest you don’t make your Pokemon get into anymore fights for the time being. Okay?”

After this, out of fear and friendship Wayne smiled and let out an affermative nod. Although he couldn't see Chelsea becoming the 'leader' of the gang she sure proved her leadership skills. She had also proved herself of a great motivational speaker.

“Well, I guess that’s that!” she said with a bright smile, her tone of voice greatly differing from which she had used only moments before.

Looking around the group, her eyes narrowed and a sly smile crossed her face. Sliding up behind both Kat and Wayne, she wrapped her arms around their necks and pulled them up into a suffocating embrace.

“Congratulations on catching your first Pokemon!”

As Wayne felt the embrace his face started to feel warm, he had started too blush. His heart started to pump faster and harder. But luckily as she let go Wayne, no one seemed to have noticed. Wayne turned around too try and find Croagunk, he deserved a rest in his Pokeball. But when he turned around and kneeled down, he realised Croagunk staring at him with an extra wide smile that was also more goofy than usual. He then winked at Wayne. Wayne got a sweat drop on the back of his head.

"Yeah, ok Croagunk, I think you'd better return," Wayne said ambarrasingly as he returned Croagunk to his spherical home in a shot of read light.

"Ew," Kat coughed. She dug around in her side bag until her hand emerged, holding a small glass spray bottle. "Hold still, Wayne," she said, spraying the front of his shirt with the bottle, which instantaneously released a flowery scented liquid. "There!" She grinned, obviously pleased with herself. "Much better!"

As Wayne was trying not to inhale the flowery scent that emitted from his jacket and shirt; the gang continued to walk on, making general conversation, it was starting to get darker by the minute in the long twists and turns of the thick woodland known as Viridian Forest.

Scales

April 11th, 2007, 3:12 PM

All Cain could see was foliage and underbrush.

Why is there so many bushes?

Finnaly there was a small clearing. There were Metapod and Caterpee littering the area.

"Perfect, some good easy targets."

Totodile which was trailing behind him looked eager to battle. Cain returned Pidgey back to its ball and bent over.

"Okay Totodile. Lets go after a few bugs."

After a while of scratching and growling at Caterpee Cain did not know if Totodile grew a level or not. But it looked like he didn't learn a new move yet.

"What is taking so long? Damn. Well we had better get back to the others."

Totodile nodded. These bugs just flee at the sight of the blue crocodile. So it was hard to hit them when all they did was run away.

"Okay. Now lets get back to the rest. They are probably at Pewter by now."

Cain returned the tired but still happy-go-lucky Totodile back to its ball. Then started jogging back to the trail. When he finnaly made it back to the path he looked around.

Sure is getting dark. Id better get back

Now noticing that in darkness the bugs ruled their world. He saw that there was a sprawling evergreen full of ledyba and Ledian. It was shining as though it was full of christmas tree lights.

Cain got his bearings and started to sprint in the direction that the group went. Not noticing the large buzzing sound that was straight behind him.

10 minutes later

Cain finally caught up with the others. They were quite aways but Cain still could sprint far enough. Once he caught up with them he noticed for one thing Wayne didn't smell like a sewer full of Muk.

"Well I see someone got some perfume finally. Anyway I think its getting to dark for comfort. We ought to hurry to Pewter quickly. I have a bad feeling about this."

Trainer Kat

April 11th, 2007, 3:46 PM

OOC: lol, Electivire. xD
By the way, I don't know if we should arrive in Pewter just yet, it'd probably be best to wait for Ninetales.
And I guess I've taken to posting after every few responses. It's a lot easier on me than backtracking and having Kat respond to every situation. ._.;;
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The blonde smirked at Wayne, who now smelled like she usually did at one of her photoshoots, at least, he would if she had taken to rolling around in a swamp before each session.

"Well I see someone got some perfume finally." It appeared Cain was back from his training. Hopefully, he had trained his Totodile enough so that it had learned a water-type move. After all, the group did depend on the aquatic crocodile to acquire the first badge.

"That delightful aroma would be courtesy of yours truly!" Kat said, assuming a heroic posture and pointing at herself with her thumb. Meowth, who had since resumed his post on her shoulder, took one look at her and mimiced her like before. It seemed that her little cat had some parrot genes in him.

"Wa~ayne!" she cooed, stepping in front of him. She bent over a full three inches to get at eye level with him. The blonde reached out and pinched both his cheeks between her thumb and index finger. The move was almost condescending, and it would be, had she meant it that way. "Since both of us have two Pokemon, what do you say we have ourselves a little battle when everyone's well rested, hmm~?"

A little later, the sky began to show signs of nightfall. The light, already compromised from the trees overhead, became even more so as the sun began to set. A Weedle seemed to launch itself out of the bushes in front of Kat, who shrieked in surprise. The bug Pokemon looked at her like she was crazy and continued on its way, obviously not intending to disturb the peace.

"I don't like this!" The pampered model whined. "It's dark and scary and there are icky bugs everywhere!" She crossed her arms and frowned. Suddenly, an idea hit her. Removing Pichu's Pokeball from her belt, she called out the rodent, and, with a flash of red light, he materialized before her.

"Pichu," she started, her voice still somewhat whiny. "Can you light this place up? Can't you do that?" The mouse sent a Thundershock her way, which she barely sidestepped. The electricity lit up the area momentarily.

"I'd ask you to keep using that, but you'd get too tired too fast." Pichu looked up at her and blinked. "Rest for a while." Kat recalled the Pokemon and kissed the Pokeball before placing it back on her hip.

Momentarily Kat started whining about the dark and the insects. Cain of course snapped back feircly

"All the excitments of being a trainer is to face your fears. I of course have no fear of insects or of the dark. But come on, your in a group."

Kat tried to make her Pichu charge enough light. But the small electric pokemon was to small and inexperienced to charge the area for to long. But then Cain got an idea

Cain took off his backpack. Inside was a candle that his mom accidently slipped into his backpack when she was putting things into it. Cain of course still needed a spark of some sort to power it. Then he remembered he had a pack of matches in his pocket. A small book of matches he bought the day before. Just in case he needed a campfire of some sort.

After lighting the candle they finally had some light. But the light would eventually go out so they needed to continue fast.

"Okay guys. No stopping now. We have past the point of no return. We have to keep going to Pewter with no stops".

Cain knew that if the fire went out they would be in the dark. Where there was no survival.

Jim

April 14th, 2007, 10:06 AM

OOC: Sorry for not posting. There isn’t really anything to post considering we shouldn’t leave the forest unless Ninetails is with us. This isn’t as long as it may seem (even though it's not amazingly long anyway.) A bit of it is from other peoples posts that I tweaked a bit, so don’t just skip the parts from your posts as there’s some extra thing is… I think.

IC:

"Well I see someone got some perfume finally." It appeared Cain was back from his training. Hopefully, he had trained his Totodile enough so that it had learned a water-type move. After all, the group did depend on the aquatic crocodile to acquire the first badge.

"That delightful aroma would be courtesy of yours truly!" Kat said, assuming a heroic posture and pointing at herself with her thumb. Meowth, who had since resumed his post on her shoulder, took one look at her and mimicked her again.

“Oh really?” Wayne asked. He was rolling round on the floor trying to rid himself of the putrid stench that Kat had poisoned him with. He thought back to being at home the night before he ran away. “I knew I should of bought extra deodorant” he thought to himself. After he’d finished rolling around on the Grass like a rabid Psyduck, he got back to his feet and he realised the smell had faded a little.

"Wa-ayne!" The blonde cooed, stepping in front of him. She bent over a little to get at eye level with him. Kat reached out and pinched both his cheeks between her thumb and index finger. The move had felt patronising but Wayne had noticed an astonishing change in Kats personality lately so he brushed it off and smiled. "Since both of us have two Pokemon, what do you say we have ourselves a little battle when everyone's well rested, hmm~?"

“Of course I’ll battle you! M, Pineco and Croagunk will send your Meowth and Pichu flying like a Natu in a hurricane!” Wayne shouted competitively. As he shook his fist at Kat and smiled a competitive grin; he could see their battle starting a long rivalry. A very long rivalry.

As the navy blue sky turned a pitch black colour and nightfall crept upon the gang, everyone had sought refuge under a large tree which conveniently had many logs underneath to make substitutes for seats. The temperature wasn’t as cold as everyone had expected. Even in the pitch Black the temperature was humid and moderate. Everyone was making general conversation, and to be honest nobody was bored, hearing each others stories of the past, present and future was fun, there was many jokes and all sorts, but the funniest thing was Kats face when a Weedle launched itself at her. Of course the Weedle meant to be friendly, but its attitude will change when it wakes up from the concussion tomorrow.

"I don't like this!" The pampered model whined. "It's dark and scary and there are icky bugs everywhere!" She crossed her arms and frowned. Suddenly, an idea hit her. Removing Pichu's Pokeball from her belt, she called out the rodent, and, with a flash of red light, he materialized before her.

"Pichu," she started, her voice still somewhat whiny. "Can you light this place up? Can't you do that?" The mouse sent a Thundershock her way, which she barely sidestepped. The electricity lit up the area momentarily. "I'd ask you to keep using that, but you'd get too tired too fast." Pichu looked up at her and blinked. "Rest for a while." Kat recalled the Pokemon and kissed the Pokeball before placing it back on her hip. "Now what..?" the blonde pouted.

Cain took off his backpack. Inside was a candle that his mom accidentally (And very conveniently I might add) slipped into his backpack when she was putting things into it. Cain of course still needed a spark of some sort to power it. Then he remembered he had a pack of matches in his pocket. A small book of matches he bought the day before. Just in case he needed a campfire of some sort.

After lighting the candle they finally had some light. But the light would eventually go out so they needed to continue fast. "Okay guys. No stopping now. We have past the point of no return. We have to keep going to Pewter with no stops". The flames were mesmerizing; everybody was staring at them, making out patterns and watching the flames dance. It was hypnotic.

“Pineco, Croagunk, Time for some food!” Wayne exclaimed as he released his two Pokèmon from their Pokè-balls. Croagunk was sleeping but woke up on exit. But Pineco was in bad shape. He looked really ill and weak. He couldn’t eat properly as Wayne had to crush the Berries in his hands and feed Pineco the sweet juice within. Everyone cooed and ‘aww’ed over Pineco. And in the background Croagunk was slowly munching on one single berry. After about 15 minutes, both Pokèmon had finished and were recalled to their Pokè-balls. The rest of the journey too Pewter city would conclude in the morning.

Ninetales

April 17th, 2007, 12:40 AM

OOC: Oh my gosh... a week passes and there are eighteen posts already? At the most, I would have expected ten... Hmm, I was going to have something interesting happen in this post, but as our characters have all had enough excitement for one day, I'll save that event for the next day.

Aww... WHY in the world was there a database error on Saturday? Saturday, when I had PLENTY of time to post? And now, I'll have to stay up till 1 AM to finish this post... Oh well, I can manage.

IC:
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The forest actually didn't seem bad to Ari. There were occasional sounds of Pidgeys twittering from behind trees, all sorts of bug Pokemon buzzing around, leaves rustling, breezes blowing... But, still there were some downsides. The weather was hot and fairly humid, ao Ari tried to walk in the shade as much as possible and avoid too much physical activity. Nevertheless, she did find ehrself leading the group through the forest. Maybe it was because she didn't fear bug Pokemon--not even Beedrill. In fact, there was a sign somewhere along the path that said "Beware of Beedrills!" but Ari just ignored it. Stung by Beedrill... Poisonpowdered by Butterfree... Those were two things that Ari wouldn't so much mind, especially in a team that had five Pokemon.

Speaking of Pokemon, Kawaine, Ari's new Puffly, was not happy at all with this creepy-looking forest. She kept fidgeting around in Ari's arms, hoping to hide herself from any danger. Occasionally she peeked out to check on the surroundings, or muttered a soft stream of nervous mews. She, unlike Ari, feared being attacked by wild Pokemon above all else. She had a strong opposition to this place where danger could lurk behind every corner, a world where she could indeed be stung by Beerdills or Poisonpowdered by Butterfrees. And in fact, at one point up ahead, she did see a Butterfree, dancing with a Beautifly in a courtship dance. When she saw this, she cried out loud so that Ari could hear her clearly.

"Ohh, don't be afraid of those two love butterflies," Ari reassured, though she still sounded slightly annoyed. "They don't have any teeth, stingers, anything like that. They're sweet and gentle Pokemon--I've read about them before. Beautifly and Butterfree. Oh, and my big brother Gon has a Beautifly."

As the group walked on, Ari took the time to look around at the group this time. First she looked at Chelsea, who was walking right next to her. She seemed to be the most respectable person in the group, but in reality there was nobody in the group Ari hated. Then there was Wayne, the older boy who got a Pineco as a starter Pokemon. And Cain, the youngster who started with Totodile. And finally there was Kat. When Ari glanced backward at Kat and her Meowth, she immediately thought of the selfish remark Kat had made back at the academy.

"Fine...I give up. I'll let you guys come with me...but only to help me get further."

She really reminds me of me, in a way, Ari thought as she walked on, still holding Kawaine close. I, too, was hesitant to travel in a group at first. Nevertheless, at least I knew we'd be in a group from the very start. I personally think that if Kat had taken time to read the message from Pokemon Virtual more closely, she would have seen the part about being in a group. This tells me that either she didn't know about the group part and is strongly opposed to it, or she's just shy and showing it in an awkward way. ...But why am I thinking this? I'm not a people person and I know it.

A while later, the trees in the forest began to grow thicker, and an unpleasant stench wafted through the area. Ari saw this as a promising situation, and thus beckoned the group to follow. But when she turned around to do so, she saw that more than half the group was gone. Only she and Chelsea remained.

"What happened to the group?" Ari asked Chelsea. Chelsea merely told her of their intentions on going out to catch Pokemon.

I would catch a Pokemon if I saw one I liked, Ari thought. Aren't there any Abra, or Ralts, or Chikorita, or something... around here?

An hour later, the group was now wandering through marshlands. It was a little bit cooler in this area, as the mud absorbed quite a bit of the sun's heat. Also, since this area was mostly open or at least visible, Kawaine began to calm down very slightly. And besides, perhaps she was a little worn out from all her earlier complaining. Anyways, that was beside the point at that point in time. For soon enough, the three trainers who had abandoned the group for a while returned, looking quite proud of themselves.

"So..." Kat asked the group with a smirk, "what did everyone catch?"

"Nothing, nothing of interest," Ari muttered in reply.

Kat apparently ignored Ari's reply, for she went on to show off the Pichu she had just caught. Ari could also see that Cain had caught a Pidgey, and Wayne caught a Croagunk.

Pidgey? Croagunk? Pichu? Ari thought. If that's the only kind of Pokemon that can be found here... None of those are really my type. But hey--that doesn't mean they're not their types.

The journey continued throughout the rest of the day. Eventually, the group made it out of the swamp, only to find themselves in the forest again. However, the weather was finally starting to cool down as the sun started its final descent towards the horizon. It wasn't long before the sun was just an orange glow that could be faintly seen through the trees in the west. Finally, the group was relieved from the hot and humid daytime weather. However, some feelings remained the same. Wayne's Pineco was weary from using Selfdestruct, and occasionally Wayne himself mentioned a Pokemon Centre or in the very least a Potion.

"But a Potion won't work if your Pineco is fainted," Ari commented. "Don't worry, we'll find a Pokemon Centre as quickly as possible."

A while later, the group stopped for a break in a clearing underneath a large tree. The five trainers were sitting on logs, some of them with Pokemon, and Cain was holding a candle that provided a little light for the group to see properly. After all, by that time night was practically there, although the sky was still a deep blue. The group used this time to rest their feet, and snack on some Pecha Berries that were growing on the tree above them.

"Puffwi! Puffwi!" Kawaine was excited at the sight of these sweet Pecha Berries, so Ari lifted her up into a branch of the tree. There, she picked a few berries and dropped them wherever she found them. Ari had to run all over the clearing to catch the berries, but she did succeed in doing so. Then she handed out a few berries to each of the group members and the five Pokemon that were out. Then she watched as Wayne fed the juice from a berry to his Pineco, which could barely move. And finally she turned to face Kat.

"Umm... Kat, is it?" Ari sounded a bit nervous as she spoke. "Well, first I can say congratulations on catching Pichu... What am I kidding, what an ordinary thing to say. Anyways, I know you're anxious about traveling by yourself--to tell you the truth, so am I. I mean, I knew we would be in a group and all--did you know that too?--but I suppose this turned out rather well anyways."
I have an urge to compliment her on the way her hair looks, but isn't that a bit... corny?
"Umm, for now, I, uh, apologise... for any trouble... either of those silly boys bay have caused you. I agree, sometimes groups can get a bit crazy, but... Anyways, I know this forest is capable of giving anyone the creeps... Let's just say we got out Pokemon here to help us out against any angry Beedrills or such. I know that's not much coming from me and Kawaine here... but..."
Ari had no clue what to say next, so she just shrugged and looked back to the path ahead. Then she looked back at her pocket, where her Pokevice was. This she took out to examine for a while.

...Ten minutes later...

Having come upon something surprising, Ari announced something to the group.
"Hey everybody! I just found a map on my Pokevice! According to this, we're in a place that's very close to Pewter City! Oh, by the way, if you click the green button on the inside of your Pokevice from the main menu, you'll find the map, I'm pretty sure. Anyways, what I propose is that we continue on, since we're close anyway..."

There was a moment of silence. Some group members looked tired.

"...Personally," Ari continued, "...I don't think sleeping here's a good idea. For all we know, this could be someone's territory, maybe perhaps a group of Beedrill... Normally I'm not afraid of bugs, but still, the thought of waking up in the middle of the night to a swarm of who-knows what kind of angry Pokemon... especially not Weedle. Anyways..."

Maybe it was the realisation that Pewter City (and a Pokemon Centre) was heartwarmingly near, or maybe it was the aftercomment Ari made about the wild Pokemon. But whatever the reason, the group continued on, led by Ari and Cain, then Chelsea, then Kat, then Wayne. Cain was holding the candle that still helped the group see the way, and Ari provided extra help by using her own Pokevice as a light. Every once in a while, Ari kept rechecking the Pokevice screen for how close the dot that represented the group's current position was to the area on the map that indicated Pewter City. Kat had decided not to trail behind the group this time--anything to avoid contact with bug Pokemon. Wayne held his Pineco carefully in his arms, hoping that indeed Pewter City was near. Croagunk walked at the very back of the group, keeping watch for any wild Pokemon.

Aside from a few Weedles and Hoothoots that caused a few shrieks but not bites or stings, the group finally made it out of Viridian Forest. Up ahead, lights could be seen--this could only indicate Pewter City. By that time, the sky was black, and the stars were only mildly obscured by a few clouds in the sky. The moon was nowhere to be seen, indicating that either it had already set, not yet risen, or was new. But what significance was the moon anyway, when there was a rest spot that was actually warm and safe up ahead?

"Good evening," Nurse Joy greeted. The group was huddled around the Pokemon Centre front desk. Wayne was at the front of the group, his Pineco lying on the counter.
"What have we here?" Joy asked, looking at the Pineco. "Must have used Explosion or was otherwise attacked."

While Nurse Joy took a look at Pineco and the other Pokemon that had battled that day, some of the other group sat around the Pokemon Centre. Each trainer had a key to his or her own small room, one of twelve or so that lay down a hall to the left of the front desk. It was a fairly common trend nowadays for Pokemon Centres to provide a place for trainers to stay overnight in the same place as their Pokemon.

But some of the group didn't feel like sleeping right away, or at least Ari didn't. Kawaine had been asleep for much of the journey here since the rest stop in the forest, but now she was beginning to wake up, apparently happy that she was no longer in a spooky forest.

"I'm just going to take a walk for a while," Ari announced to the group. "Good night, everyone."

~ ~ ~

Within a few more minutes, Ari and Kawaine were outside again. This time, it was a little bit chilly outside, but there were no trees or bug Pokemon to worry about. It was a rather peaceful scene, in fact, with the possible bustle of people wandering about the city. This was especially the case when the two of them passed by the museum, where even at this hour there was a crowd of people waiting to get in. The little Puffly still held by Ari marveled at all the electric lights, for they were a blend of pleasant eye candy after all the gloom and darkness of the forest.

"Well, someone's cheering up," Ari commented as she walked around the back of the museum. "I can bet you're glad we're out of the woods now."
Ari tickled Kawaine as she said the last part, making the little Puffly giggle with even more glee.

The area behind the museum was a contrast to the liveliness of the front--Ari was now standing in an open field , illuminated only by a single lamp positioned on top of the museum. There were trees in the distance, but no Pokemon in sight. Ari began to walk out to the centre of the field, thankful for a little peace and quiet. Kawaine wasn't too upset by the mild darkness, as there was still that one light. And the relief she felt from being out of the forest still showed.

All of a sudden, Kawaine leaped out of Ari's arms, and ran towards something dancing along the edges of the trees. It looked like a puff of glowing blue cotton candy.

A few seconds later, though, Kawaine came running back to Ari, not with a mouthful of candy, but with a scared expression on her face. She pointed to what she thought was a puff of candy before, but was actually a Misdreavus.

"Whoa!" Ari exclaimed, startled a bit but not frightened. Then she spoke in a voice similar to that of the Pokevice. "Misdreavus, the Screech Pokemon. Misdreavus thrives on fear it induces in its opponents, and stores that fear in the orbs on its neck for energy purposes."

"Puff puff..." Kawaine pointed to the Misdreavus.

"Miss."

<"Ari??"> Kawaine said to Ari in Puffly language. Ari could still sort of tell what Kawaine was saying though. <"I think... this Misdreavus wants... what was it again?">

"Miss miss dra." The Misdreavus glared at Kawaine and Ari with her menacing red eyes.

<"S-s-she... d-d-demands... a... battle..."> Ari had a hard time understanding what Kawaine was saying due to her stuttering. All she heard was a string of "puff puff"s.

"A persistent one, are you?" Ari said to the Misdreavus, not looking half as nervous as Kawaine was. "Well then... Kawaine, care to start?"

"Puff... WI!!" ("NO! I don't wanna!")

Too late. Misdreavus already attacked with Astonish. The attack caused the poor little Puffly to shiver and roll backward, and make her even more nervous.

"Come on Kawaine, try using Charm instead."
Of course, Tackle won't do anything to a ghost Pokemon.

"Puff... wiii..." Kawaine shook her head. She just didn't have the right kind of mood to use Charm.

"Miss..."
The Misdreavus fired a Psywave at Kawaine. Kawaine saw this coming and started to run away from it, afraid of the damage it would do. But before she could get very far, she tripped on a rock and fell over. Then, after a few seconds, she got back up--and the Psywave was gone. In its place was Misdreavus, glaring at Ari.

<"...What happened?"> Kawaine asked. <"To the attack?">

"Silly, Psywave does a random amount of damage. Looks like this time, that Misdreavus was soft on you, and didn't do very much damage at all!"
Ari laughed at this pathetic outcome of a Psywave attack.

"Puff puffwi!"
This time, Kawaine's Charm attack worked. As a result, Misdreavus got a disgusted look on her face, and afterwards shook her head violently, as if she had had more than enough cuteness in one place.

"And now, use your other attack that is not Tackle," Ari whispered.

First of all, Misdreavus was confused about which move Ari meant. Second of all, Kawaine burst out crying, screaming, and just being noisy and difficult. This Tantrum attack caused Misdreavus to wince and turn around out of shame. While she did, Ari knelt down beside Kawaine, telling her what to do next.

"...Now pretend Misdreavus is still made out of that blue cotton candy you saw earlier... mmm, candy..."

After a long while, Misdreavus finally felt brave enough to open her eyes again. But she did this only to be met by another Charm attack by Kawaine, right in the face. This took Misdreavus by surprise as she fell over and ended up upside-down on the grass. She felt rather dizzy.

"Okay, now it's time for one of these," Ari muttered to herself. Then she took out one of the two empty Pokeballs Professor Willow gave her, and threw it at the overturned Misdreavus. The Pokeball wriggled once, twice, three times, four, five, six, seven...

Poof!

Ari walked over to the ball and picked it up, along with Kawaine. Then she turned around and headed right back where she came from, back towards the Pokemon Centre.

"See, Kawaine?" Ari said to her Puffly. "You're more powerful than you think! I guess that's where the expression 'dangerously cute' came from."

<"Aww, I wanted to taste her hair..."> Kawaine teased. Both Kawaine and Ari laughed about that joke on the way back to the Pokemon Centre.

Ari caught a Misdreavus.

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OOC: Now you may explore the city if you want to, or just go to sleep. Phanima, if you wanted to catch a Pokemon back in the forest, you can include something about catching something in the forest at night on our way to Pewter City. But only if you wanted to. I know Dratini's a pretty good companion by itself. Sorry to leave you out, but I just wanted to give Ari something a little less weak and innocent than a Puffly...

Also, Electivire, you can catch a Pichu if you want to. There's no rule against catching a Pokemon someone else already has. So I have not deprived anyone of the right of having a Misdreavus.

Also, keep in mind that we're not the only trainers here. You may also battle other trainers now, and this applies to tomorrow morning as well. And at some point we'll have to prepare for our first gym challenge, and who'll be facing Brock's parents. Think about whether you want to do that or not, but you don't have to decide yet.

*About understanding Pokemon speech... I grant all of our characters the optional ability to understand what their own Pokemon (not wild Pokemon or other trainers' Pokemon) are saying. That's what the triangular brackets around Kawaine's speech meant in my post. But I suppose some of you have seen this in RPGs before. It just makes things a bit more interesting for Pokemon characterization.

Jim

April 17th, 2007, 6:58 AM

OOC: Nice post, seriously! All though there should of been more of the main character (me) xD J.k. I know about the Pichu thing because me and Kat might be 'Pichu rivals' if I do get one. But I might not. I don't know what my next Pokemon will be or how i'll get it. Also (This is like the tehnth time i've said 'Also))the battle with the parents would be a double battle right? If so I'd like to join Cain in the battle. I'm going to up the quality and quantitiy in my future posts so be warned... Furthermore I've noticed Wayne is never actually called Wayne in anybody elses post I'm 'The boy with the Pineco' which is fine. So anyway, that's my mini speech finished and I hope it didn't deprive you of all your time and I'll post my IC later,

IC: Later!

EDIT: IC: Tommorow :P

Phanima

April 17th, 2007, 9:11 PM

OOC: Long post about nothing really, just Chelsea and her Dratini getting to know one another a little better. :P Oh, and I won't be planning on catching another Pokemon for a while, well, at least not until we hit the ocean. :\

IC: It had been a long and tiring day, and for a group of amateur Pokemon Trainers, Chelsea had thought they had done unexpectedly well. Before she knew it, the afternoon had passed and the group had finally escaped from the forest, surrounding the path leading to Pewter City. This was their next destination and would also be their very first trial as a group of trainers in the Pokemon Wars. Their very first Gym Leader battle was approaching.

Chelsea however, had become much more distracted in their discovery and arrival at the Pewter City Pokemon Centre. By this time, the sky had already darkened and was littered with few stars and clouds that guided their way. The moon however, was not present, and even as the group drew closer to the bustling lights and sounds of the city, an unpleasant feeling swirled in her gut as she looked back over Viridian Forest. Its paths and inner routes hidden beneath the night’s veil, a dark aura seemed to radiate from the forest, as she gazed into its abyss.
With a slight shudder, the teenage brunette turned away from the darkening forest and set her sights ahead to the bright and bustling Pokemon Centre, a warm feeling beginning to build inside of her and driving away all doubts she had of something ominous following them.

Feeling the cool night air sweep over her as she and the group neared the building, an unrestrained squeal of joy escaped her lips before she grabbed the nearest person with both arms and drew them into a tight hug.

“We made it! We made it!” she cried happily, releasing whoever she had grabbed a hold of in a fit of joy as she rushed into the centre’s lobby. “We finally made it!”

Withdrawing from her excitement in finally arriving in Pewter City, the red, gold and black clad teenager joined the group, as they huddled around the counter to greet the nurse. After a quick briefing with the local Nurse Joy, the group handed over all their Pokemon that had been worn in battle during the day, before retiring to separate seats around the building.
Chelsea decided not to hand over her Dratini, since neither of them had actually become involved in a battle or confrontation since earlier in the morning, and that had only involved the Dragon Pokemon biting her arm after been awoken from its sleep.
Drooping her head as she let out a sigh, her short brown hair falling over her face, Chelsea sat in her seat holding her first out of three Pokeballs in her hand, staring into the centre of the red and white device.

A mythical Dragon Pokemon huh? She thought to herself, as she closed her eyes and drew a long tired breath. Dratini…

Her eyes suddenly widened as she fell back in her seat, a bright light swallowing her arms and stomach.

“D-Dratini?!” she wailed, as the light around her body faded, allowing her to see.

The Dragon Pokemon sat curled on her stomach after being released from its container, an overbearing look adorning its otherwise cute face. Still unaware of what had happened, Chelsea had yet to realise that she had accidentally provoked the releasing mechanism on her Pokeball, thus releasing her half-awake and rather irritated partner, Dratini.

< ‘I’ve been stuck in that Pokeball for hours!’ > the chubby blue dragon exclaimed, towering over the fallen brunette lying back on her seat.

“Heh heh, I-I got distracted?” the teenager stammered, waving her arms in front of her in defence.

“I'm just going to take a walk for a while,” Ari suddenly announced, drawing the Dragon Pokemon’s attention away from her pinned trainer. “Good night, everyone.”

Seizing the opportunity, Chelsea placed both hands against the chubby blue serpent and with all her might, launched her partner off of her seat. Brushing herself off as she regained her composure, she shook off her partner and looked around the group. Ari had already left the lobby and the others were also preparing themselves for the night or for other personal agendas.

“Aww, I wanted to go with Ari,” the brunette pouted, crossing her arms as she looked around the rather crowded centre. “That Puffly of hers looks interesting…”

< ‘Ahem…’ > Dratini coughed under her name, as she slid up to her trainer’s side after being shaken off for biting her leg. < ‘You should worry more about me than the others’ Pokemon, you know?’ >

A sly smiled crossed the fiery girl’s face as she listened to her partner whine. Leaping down to the dragon’s height, Chelsea pinched the Pokemon’s cheeks with her hands and gave a small laugh.

“If I knew better, I’d think you were jealous!” she taunted playfully, stretching the Dratini’s face. “You know, I always thought Puffly was way cute…I wonder if Ari would want to trade…”

Smiling wickedly, Chelsea released the dragon’s cheeks before prodding its stubbing horn and leaping to her feet in an attempt to run away. The dragon however, had already heard enough and quickly wrapped its tail around her teasing trainer as she sprung to her feet.

< ‘That’s not funny!’ > Dratini exclaimed under her name, tripping the girl to the floor before wrapping herself around her arms and torso.

“Okay! Okay!” the teenager whelped, admitting defeat after a tiring struggle with her Pokemon partner.

The blue serpent released its grip and regained its composure, as her trainer did the same. Brushing herself off, Chelsea looked around the bright and colourful Pokemon Centre to see what the other four trainers had gotten up to during her subdued scuffle. Despite her rather boisterous and uncivilised behaviour earlier, Dratini had also become interested in the whereabouts of the other trainers’ Pokemon and decided to have a look around.

Hmm…well, Ari’s already left, and I can’t see the boys or Kat anywhere… She thought disappointedly, as she looked around the bustling centre. I must of lost them when we were fighting… She gave a quick sharp look at her partner, who merely scoffed and raised her snout in reply.

< ‘It’s your fault you know?’ > Dratini muttered, as she slid across the lobby towards the centre’s front entrance. < ‘Anyway, I’m going outside to get some fresh air, since someone kept me locked up all day, like an animal…’ >

With a flick of its chubby tail, the blue dragon passed through the centre’s front doors and continued on outside.

“You are an animal!” the brunette cried, shaking her fist in the air as she followed her partner outside in a hurried pace. “Where are you going?”

It had only been several moments before Chelsea had caught up to her draconic Pokemon, who had stopped by the path leading away from the forest to where they now stood in front of the Pewter City Pokemon Centre. The teenager was about to tell off the blue serpent for taking off earlier, when something suddenly caught her attention.
A figure had emerged from the forest’s path and was slowly making its way towards them. The two stood in their place as they struggled to discern the figure’s appearance beneath the night’s veil.

“What is that?” Chelsea asked, squinting into the distance at the approaching figure. “Is it a Pokemon?”

< ‘That’s what I was going to ask you.’ > Dratini said, as she retreated towards her trainer, her eyes glued to the silhouette.

I knew there was something wrong about that forest! The fiery trainer thought to herself, as the figure drew nearer. It must have followed us through the forest…but if it’s a Pokemon, the Pokevice should be able to identify it…

Reaching into her back pocket, Chelsea took out her golden Pokevice and propped it open, aiming its sensor towards the path that led away from the forest. The screen buzzed into life as the Pokevice analysed its target.

“It’s still processing!” she exclaimed, gripping the device in both hands as she waved it in front of her. “Get ready Dratini, it might be hostile!”

The figure’s eyes suddenly appeared beneath the shadowy veil that covered its body. Bright and ominous, the eyes stared straight ahead towards both trainer and Pokemon, their frantic movements attracting its attention. Its body was large and round and was covered in some sort of fur or rough skin. Two long antennas protruded from its top and curved like scythes above and in front of its shadowed face. It stood on two small feet and its paws for hands remained by its sides. Two small fangs, just visible in the starlight, clicked noisily in front of its mouth as it steadily made its way towards the teenager and dragon.

The golden Pokevice identified the approaching creature and sprung into life as its automated voice filled the cool night air.

“Venonat. Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats bugs. It is attracted by light at night.”

The shaggy Bug Pokemon crawled out of the shadows and into the light of the city’s Pokemon Centre that stood up ahead. It hopped lightly pass the fiery brunette and her chubby blue dragon, before reaching the centre’s entrance and began dancing around the warm yellow light that protruded from its lobby. Chelsea and Dratini stood unmoved in their places as the Pokevice identified their assumed target, before automatically shutting itself off to conserve energy.

After several minutes of silence, the wild Venonat moved further into the city, attracted to the bright lights of the night, and left both Chelsea and Dratini standing dumbstruck in front of the centre. The brunette finally pocketed her Pokevice before turning to her partner to see her reaction.

< ‘Idiot.’ > the blue dragon scoffed, raising her head away from her partner, as she began sliding back towards the centre. < ‘It was just a Venonat.’ >

A cool breeze blew over the brunette as she struggled to take in what the snotty dragon had just said. A minute passed before the dragon’s words finally took effect.

“What!?” Chelsea exclaimed, as she chased her Pokemon partner back inside the centre, her fists raised in the air. “You were as scared as I was! As if you knew it was just a Venonat! Don’t give me that! Hey, come back here you stupid snake!”

Scales

April 23rd, 2007, 3:52 PM

OOC: Sorry for not being active. It is a long and difficult reason.

Cain decided that since there was a pokemon center he didnt need to sleep just yet. Cain had Pidgey alert but still drowsy on his shoulder. Totodile was napping in his lap. Cain himself was feeling drowsy but he didnt want to sleep yet. They were probably going to make it to Pewter the next day so he needed his pokemon to train in order to learn a water attack.

Cain was passing time by playing with his red pokevice. He pressed the green button once and all of the sudden a map apeared.

Hmm. There are many different places in Kanto.

Cain was currently drowsing through looking at Fusha city and Saffron. When he decided on something. He took out a pokeball and returned Totodile still sleeping back inside.

"Okay Pidgey. Lets do some training."

Pidgey nodded and said "Pidgey" in agreement. Soon Cain walked outside the center. He noticed that his candle was already shortening a little

Might as well save the rest. I might get into trouble later

Cain walked through a few of the trees while still keeping sight of the pokemon center. When all of the sudden a large green thing apeared in front of him

"Ahhhh"

Cain almost fell over when he finally noticed what it actualy was. It was a leaf hanging from a tree. However it wasn't the leaf that startled him. It was actually what was on it that did it. A Weedle was silently hanging on the leaf eating it. While not noticing Cain at all in the process.

Perfect a Weedle

Cain immediatly felt some bravery in this he looked towards Pidgey on his shoulder. The bird pokemon nodded in agreement as if saying <Got it>. Pidgey started to hover close to the leaf waiting for Cain to say an order

"Okay Pidgey try peck attack"

Pidgey reacted with lightning fast reflexes. Soon Weedle was on the ground fainted because of its weakness to flying moves.

"Good, now its weakened."

But Cain remembered about his pokevice. He took it out and pointed it towards the bug pokemon. He looked toward the results

Cain threw the pokeball at the bug pokemon. It barely wobbled before Cain picked it up. He knew that he caught it already. Once it stopped beeping he placed it at his belt. Then he noticed Pidgey was very tired when it returned back to his shoulder.

"Okay Pidgey you can return to your pokeball. You have earned it."

Cain returned Pidgey back to his ball. Then he returned back to the pokemon center so he could finally go to bed.

Jim

April 26th, 2007, 12:02 PM

OOC: Sorry about inactivity, but then again I'm not the only one XD I don't plan on getting a Pokémon for a while... Phanima (SP?) You aren't catching one until Vermilion or Fuchsia? Also will this be like the Anime where un-evolved Pokémon can be powerful as long as they're trained exceptionally?

Viridian Forest

The flames in the beautiful candle top were starting to die out. As there was no wood in the forest that would function as a camp fire; the gang were stuck with the candle. Wayne looked around the camp-site, everybody was drowsy, hypnotised by the tiny yet dazzling flame of the candle. Wayne felt his eyelids getting heavy. He couldn't keep them open much longer. Wayne started to doze off, while sitting up. Of course he would expect Kat to wake him up the second he fell asleep but she must be equally as tired.

Suddenly a loud grunting noise awoke Wayne from his light sleep. It was Croagunk, who was also sleeping. In anger Wayne woke up and nudged Croagunk with his foot. The little, and usually slow, blue Pokémon awoke and jerked his head around to see who had awoken him.

“Croa?” he asked in his slow, deep voice. He was staring up at Wayne with his drowsy, bright yellow eyes.

“I don't know, don't ask me? Maybe it was a Pokémon that woke you up,” Wayne told his Pokémon. As Wayne looked around to get his barrings correct he saw the groups nominated leader figure talking to Kat. They weren't deep into conversation, it looked like general chit-chat really.

"Umm, for now, I, uh, apologise... for any trouble... either of those silly boys may have caused you. I agree, sometimes groups can get a bit crazy, but... Anyways, I know this forest is capable of giving anyone the creeps... Let's just say we got out Pokemon here to help us out against any angry Beedrills or such. I know that's not much coming from me and Kawaine here... but..."

She was interrupted by Wayne. “Thanks a lot!” Wayne yelled from his log. Ari looked shocked, probably because Wayne was just asleep and Cain had wandered off somewhere. Wayne smiled at Ari and laughed. “Just Kidding!” Wayne added.

10 minutes after Wayne and Croagunk had woken each other up; Ari announced her newest discovery to the group, having just been playing with her Pokévice

"Hey everybody! I just found a map on my Pokévice! According to this, we're in a place that's very close to Pewter City! Oh, by the way, if you click the green button on the inside of your Pokévice from the main menu, you'll find the map, I'm pretty sure. Anyways, what I propose is that we continue on, since we're close anyway..."

There was a moment of silence. Some group members looked tired.

"...Personally," Ari continued, "...I don't think sleeping here's a good idea. For all we know, this could be someone's territory, maybe perhaps a group of Beedrill... Normally I'm not afraid of bugs, but still, the thought of waking up in the middle of the night to a swarm of who-knows what kind of angry Pokémon... especially not Weedle. Anyways..."

Wayne didn't have to think twice about the proposition at hand, he instantly stood up and gave an affirmative Nod too Ari; knowing that once at Pewter City he could have Pineco revived. And sure enough, within five minutes everyone had packed up camp and started back on the trail to Pewter City.

It was pretty intimidating in the night time Viridian forest. And the shrieks of wild Pokémon didn't help either. As they were walking a Wild Hoothoot jumped out at Wayne and then flew away, thus nearly giving him heart attack. He and Croagunk were tagging along behind the group, yet everybody was walking fast to get out of the forest ASAP. And there prayers were finally answered within about ten minutes. They could see the light bursting through the windows of the Forest exit rest stop, the borderline for Pewter city.

“WOO!” Wayne yelled very childlike as they progressed through the rest stop. Out side of the rest stop the gang could see the Pokémon center in the distance. Wayne grabbed Croagunk and just sprinted to the automatic, glass sliding door.

The Center was virtually empty as most people were in bed upstairs. But at the desk was two average height women with Pink hair wearing nurses hats, they were completley identical and obviously swapping shifts. Standing next to them were two Pokémon. One was a very round and chubby Pink Pokémon with pink hair on the side of its body and some white fluffy fur at the bottom like a dress. Above the Dress was a pouch containing an egg. The other Pokémon was much much smaller and the first of the nurses was holding it in her arms. It was also pink and round with an egg but it had long hair in a pony tail.

Wayne seized his Pokévice from his pocket and pointed it at the smaller Pokémon first.

“Happiny, the Prevolution of Chansey. It likes white round objects. It imitates Chansey and carries around a stone which is very similar to an egg. It puts the egg-like Round Stone into the pouch in front of its stomach. It will give the stone to opponents that it likes.” The cool female voice stated.

Then Wayne pointed it at the other Pokémon.

“Blissey, the Evolution of Chansey. Blissey senses sadness with its fluffy coat of fur. If it does so, this Pokémon will rush over to the sad person, however far they may be, to share an egg of happiness that brings a smile to any face.”

“Wow,” Wayne said to himself as he approached the front desk. The Nurse with the Happiny bade goodnight to the other Nurse and proceeded upstairs.

“Good evening, how can I help you?” asked Nurse Joy

“I was wondering if you could heal my Pokémon?” Wayne asked politely as the rest of the gang entered the Pokémon Centre.

“Sure, with our new machines we can heal Pokémon without illnesses fairly quickly, may we have your Pokéballs please?” Nurse Joy asked.

“Sure, Croagunk, Return!” Wayne commanded before Croagunk could even look at Wayne, the trainer was to eager to talk to Pineco once again. He handed his Pokéballs over to the nurse who placed them in a machine. About thirty seconds later she emerged with a tray containing Waynes Pokéballs.

“Thank you, we wish you luck on your travels!” the Nurse smiled.

“Ok, Come on out, Pineco and Croagunk!” Wayne shouted releasing the Pokémon. In a flash of whit light they appeared infront of him.

“Piiine!” shouted Pineco as it tackled Wayne, who caught him and gave him a hug.

“Pineco! Welcome back!” Wayne yeleld happily as he embraced the Pokémon tightly in his arms.

OOC: I'll continue tommorow, this time I actually mean it xD.

Trainer Kat

April 28th, 2007, 6:31 AM

OOC: Oh my gosh I thought I'd posted here saying I was gonna be on vacation, but it appears I didn't. ._.
I'll post my IC later today or tomorrow.

Jim

April 29th, 2007, 5:09 AM

OOC: Hope you had a good time on Vacation Kat! From now on I'm not going to promise when I'm going to post, something ALWAYS comes up... Also there's sort of an Anime Time Paradox in this when I re-read it but it doesn't matter does it? If it does I'll get rid of it. Also I'm not sure if I've said but instead of Pich I'm going to hget a very similar Pokémon who can still be rivals with Kats' Pichu, and any other Pokémon for that matter.

“Who says we go outside and find us some-” Wayne started but he was interrupted by the sound of the TV being turned up.

“And now, live from Johto we have the Blackthorn City Pokémon Contest Final round! Featuring Tommy from New Bark Town and May from Petalburg City!” The announcer exclaimed on the TV. Wayne walked to the TV like a Zombie. Love hearts appeared in place of his eyes.

“Maaaay!” he started staring at the figure on the screen. He dropped Pineco without thining. A sweat drop appeared on Pinecos' back.

“Skitty, Muchlax! Take the stage!” shouted the beautiful figure on screen as she threw the two Pokéballs containing the small kitten Pokémon and Chubby Green Pokémon.

“I Wish I had a Skitty and Muchlax!” Wayne drooled.

“Pine?!” Pineco asked getting angry. He Jumped in the air gracefully and then started to Spin at a high velocity. He then charged at Wayne with a full powered Rapid Spin.

“Pineco?!” Wayne asked as he jumped out of the way of the Spinning Pinecone Pokémon. As he Jumped to the side Pineco Smashed into the wall and rebounded and hit the TV which exploded on Impact.

“PINECO!” Wayne Yelled as he glared at the Dizzy Pineco on the floor.

“Hey I was watching that!”

“Yeah Me too!” Yelled random voices from the Pokémon Centre.

“Get him!” shouted another voice. Out of instinct Wayne grabbed Pineco and charged outside of the Pokémon centre, nearly smashing into the glass sliding door. As he reached the outside into the cold dark world, the people chasing him had stopped and retreated back inside.

“Pineco! What'd you do that for?!” Wayne yelled.

“<You love Skitty more than me!”>” Pineco yelled and burst into floods of comedic Tears. Suddenly the Pure white Pokémon in his pocket started to beep. As Wayne pulled it out and opened it up.

“Pineco learned Fake Tears,” the cool female voice exclaimed.

OOC: Yes I'm aware he can't learn that but what harm is it going to do?

“<Ok, I faked it...>” Pineco laughed.

“Anyway I love you way more than Skitty and Munchlax. I'm just saying I like them two Pokémon,” Wayne exclaimed.

“<That's not what It sounded like.>” Pineco said slyly.

“I think you need to rest in your Pokéball,” Wayne said glaring at Pineco.

“<No no! I'll be good!>” Pineco shouted in his own Poké-Language.

“I thought so,” Wayne laughed.

After Wayne and Pineco had finished arguing they carried on walking. They had no Idea where to go they were just walking. As they were walking they approached a large white building. When hey reached the building they heard familiar voices from around the back.

"Okay, now it's time for one of these," The familiar voice said to herself. Wayne identified the voice as Ari. "See, Kawaine?" Ari said to her Puffly. "You're more powerful than you think! I guess that's where the expression 'dangerously cute' came from."

“Nyaa.. Puffwee!” Aris' Puffly said excitedly, causing them both to laugh. They emerged around the corner from the museum, obviously on the way back to the centre. Wayne dived round the corner. He didn't want Ari to think he was some kind of stalker.

As Ari walked into the distance Wayne emerged from his hiding place and let out a sigh. He and Pineco carried on walking. But Suddenly Wayne heared a scream.

“LOOK OUT!”

“Wha?” Wayne started but then somebody smashed into him with a lot of force sending him flying.

“WOULD YOU WATCH IT!” The voice screamed. Upon closer inspection it was the girl from Viridian city that he battled.

“Hey it's you!” He shouted. “The girl who stole Pinecos' Pokéball!”

She was tall and had long purple length hair bursting from behind a black bandanna. She was wearing clothes of two colours, Black and Pink. She had her Aipom on her shouler.

“Yes, It's me, Coral!” She yelled at Wayne. “Future Team Rocket member!” She announced happily.

A sweat drop appeared on the back of his head. “You could never be a Team Rocket member!”

“Oh yeah?! Well what's this?!” She yelled pointing at the object in Aipoms' Tail hand.

“A Pokémon Incubator and Egg? So?” Wayne questioned.

“I stole it from the Pokémon Centre!” She announced smugly.

“Well take it back!” Wayne yelled.

“Sure, if you can beat me in a rematch!” Coral exclaimed.

“Sure! A One on one!” Wayne yelled hot headedly.

“Come on out, Teddiursa!” She yelled throwing a Pokéball. And in a flash of White lighta small teddy bear like Pokémon emerged.

“A Teddiura?” Wayne asked himself as he took out his Pokévice.

“Teddiursa, the Teddy bear Pokémon. Most Teddiursas are Nocturnal and only come out at night. But the rare few whoa aren't are said to be mischievous thieves as appose to their Nocturnal counterparts.”

“Oh yeah? Well Croagunk, It's time for battle!” Wayne yelled releasing his slow, small and Blue Pokémon.

“Crroa,” It said with its goofy smile.

“Croagunk, use poison sting!” Wayne shouted. Croagunks' middle, Orange finger on her right hand Glew Purple and he charged at Teddiursa.

“TEDDIURSA, DODGE AND USE METRONOME!” She yelled. As Teddiursa jumped.

“Another Metronome?” Wayne asked.

“Yep!” she answered. Teddiursas fingers were wiggling left to right until they started to glow. Teddiursa smiled evilly. His fisted started glowing and he charged at Croagunk.

“Yay! A Focus Punch!” she yelled excitedly.

Teddiursa charged at Croagunk and hit him dead on with his glowing fist, sending Croagunk flying.

“Croagunk! Are you Ok?” Wayne yelled.

“<Yes... I be OK >” Coagunk said slowly as he stood up.

“Good! Croagunk, use Poison Sting again!” Wayne commanded. Croagunks middle finger glew Purple again and he charged at Teddiursa. It hit Teddiursa head on and Teddiursa glew Purple.

“He's been poisoned, I know, use Refresh!” Coral commanded. Teddiursa glew White. Tiny white balls of energy circled him and disappeared. “He's now cured of poison, now, Metronome again!” Coral smiled.
Teddiursa waved his fingers again and this time he glew White. Then suddenly Teddiursa glew red and seemed to Explode!

“Croagunk!” Wayne yelled as he was engulfed by the fiery explosion. After the smoke cleared Croagunk was lying on the floor unconscious, as was Teddiursa.

“HA! It's a tie, I'm keeping the Egg!” Coral yelled.

“Oh yeah?” Wayne asked. Croagunk had sat up and was staring at Coral.

“No!” She yelled. She returned Teddiursa to its Pokéball and reluctantly gave the egg to Wayne.

“You haven't heard the last of me!” She yelled as she ran the other way with Aipom.

“I'm sure I haven't” Wayne said to himself. Suddenly Wayne heared a high pitced voice from the nearby bushes.

“AHHHHHHH!” Wayne screamed out of fright. “Who's there?”

“It's me, Nurse Joy,” She laughed. She emerged from the bushes in a bright Pink dressing gown holding a Happiny. “I saw how you saved the egg... And how you smashed out Televison,” Nurse Joy laughed.

“It was nothing,” Wayne laughed nervously.

“And as a reward, you can keep the Egg,” She exclaimed happily.

“Really?” Wayne asked. “Are you sure?”

“Yes,” The Nurse smiled. “But you're going to have to pay for the TV,” She said with a monotoned voice.

“Really?” Wayne moaned.

“No, I'm kidding, Take this!” She laughed as she threw a Super Potion to Wayne. As Wayne tried to turn to the Nurse to thank her, she was gone. Wayne sprayed the Potion on Croagunk and returned him to his Pokéball. Then he turned his attention too the White and Blue striped egg.

“Welcome to the team,” Wayne said to the Egg. He and Pineco got up and started to walk back to the Pokémon Centre.

OOC: Sorry for lack of detail in the whole Post, espescially the end. I was stuck for time :( Oh well. xD

Ninetales

May 3rd, 2007, 9:27 PM

OOC: I was going to post last week... but that day, I had problems connecting to this site... Just my luck...

But yeah... reasons for not posting may also include Pokemon Diamond/Pearl which just came out?

IC:
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...So Wayne decided on a little heroism, I suppose...? Ari thought as she continued back to the Pokemon Centre. She had just passed Wayne and Nurse Joy talking to each other, and had overheard Joy mentioning Wayne saving an egg stolen from the Centre.

Ari was not the sort of person who would think about other people a lot; rather, she was thinking about the Misdreavus she just caught. She had also just come up with a nickname for the Misdreavus, just the first thing that came to her mind. She liked to pick nicknames that make sense for what the Pokemon are--for example, her Puffly's nickname meant "cute huh?", and Misdreavus' nickname now referred to a deadly sort of gaze. But anyways, Ari not only thought about this--she took out her deep blue Pokevice and checked out the Misdreavus she had just caught.

"Shime knows Screech," Ari confirmed. "Makes sense--Misdreavus is a Screech Pokemon, as far as I remember. Ohh, and another thing I remember is that Misdreavus evolves to some witch-ish Pokemon... though I have no idea how. I only caught a glimpse of it once back in Sinnoh. I would look it up in this Pokevice, but I don't know its name..."

"Puffwi puff puff??" Kawaine asked ari as she put away the Pokevice.

"It's all right, we're almost..."

Ari was interrupted by a familiar voice coming from the Pokemon Centre. And in fact it was familiar, because Chelsea was shouting at her Dratini, then chasing the "stupid snake" back into the building.

“You were as scared as I was! As if you knew it was just a Venonat!"

After Ari passed through the door which Chelsea left ajar, she saw Cain, who looked kind of tired. Apparently his Pidgey was back inside his Pokeball--and/or being healed by Nurse Joy.

...Speaking of Nurse Joy, that's who walked into the Centre a while after Ari entered. She was holding a Happiny as well as a small incubator--that which had contained the egg Wayne had just received. Speaking of Wayne, Wayne followed behind her, holding a white egg with blue stripes, and his trusty Pineco following behind.

"So, Wayne," Joy asked, "are you thinking about challenging the Pewter City gym?"

"Oh... of course!" Wayne replied.

"Well, let me give you a pointer. The gym uses Rock and Water-type Pokemon, and you will have to fight a double battle with the two leaders."

"...There are two gym leaders?" Wayne questioned.

Ari didn't say anything--but she did point to a flyer that was in plain sight next to the door, one that mentioned the new gym leaders.

"...Not that I would call us 'friends', but..." Ari answered, "...we are traveling together. We're all on some mission to enter the new Indigo League."

"Ohhh... the one with the new addition of the Pokemon Wars?" Joy clarified. "Well, I with all five of you good luck on your journey! Speaking of which... it's already 11:00, so shouldn't you all be getting to bed? You don't want to fall asleep in the middle of a gym battle!"

A few yawns sounded in the group. And after that discussion with Nurse Joy, much of the group now headed towards the hall that contained all the little bedrooms they would be staying in.

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"Four. I'm looking for room number four..."
Ari was walking down the hall, holding Kawaine in one arm and a key in the other hand. Soon enough, she came to the room she was looking for, and thus entered it.

The room wasn't anything fancy or big--it just consisted of a bed, and a table or two. Anyways, when Ari entered this room, Kawaine jumped out of her arms and landed on the bed. Then she began to bounce around on it.

"Fffwiii!" Kawaine squealed with delight.

"Don't get your hopes up, Kawaine," Ari mentioned. "I'm not going to bed just yet. I'm sure Shime would not want to be locked up in her Pokeball forever."

With that, Ari let the Misdreavus she had just caught out of her Pokeball.

"Miss..." Shime squinted when she first came out of the ball.

"Oh, is the light too bright?" Want me to turn it off? Yes, let's be lit only by the moonlight."

Ari gave Shime a wink as she turned off the lamp that lit up the entire room. Immediately the room went dark, except for street lights and moonlight filtering in from the little window next to the bed. Whatever sort of light it was made Shime's neck orbs sparkle like newly polished rubies.

<"Ahhh, much better,"> Shime said with a sigh. <"Darkness, sweet darkness.">

<"...'Sweet' darkness?!?"> Kawaine muttered--she had stopped jumping on the bed and didn't sound nearly as joyful as before. <"It's so creepy... won't you turn the lights back on?">

To solve this, Ari didn't turn the lights back on, but rather picked the Puffly up and put her on the windowsill.

"There now, there's light over there," Ari said to Kawaine, trying to sound as gentle as possible--annoyed though she was.

<"Ari, do you know what I was doing back in the field where you--er, encountered me?"> Shime asked Ari.

"...Going around scaring people?" Ari guessed, though she knew her guess was not correct.

<"Well, you're sort of close... I was searching for energy to steal from people--energy that people give off when they experience fear. So in a way, you are correct. Lucky guess, perhaps. Anyways, I shall finish what I have started. I shall return by dawn. See you later... Oh, by the way... 'Shime'--is that what you call me? Niiiiice...">

A while later, Shime floated through the window and out into the city. Ari didn't mind--she had quite a bit of trust in her already, and didn't want to prevent her from doing what she seemed to love to do. So she just took off her shoes, hat, and jacket, and began to climb into bed.

"Puff!"
Kawaine knew Ari was about to go to sleep, so she jumped from the windowsill, and landed on Ari's chest.

"Oof, watch it..." Ari muttered.

After that, Ari had her hand on top of the little Puffly lying on top of her, as if to pet her. This remained true all through the time when Ari fell asleep...

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OOC: Whoever posts next has the option of posting what happens the next morning. Time to avoid being stuck on tonight... And, Trainer Kat, I know you haven't posted since my last post, so if you want you can also include a part about what Kat is doing that night.

**Oh, a note about egg moves: It is okay for the wild Pokemon you catch to know egg moves, like Croagunk knowing Dynamicpunch and Misdreavus knowing Screech.

I will try to post again as soon as possible. Fortunately, I don't have school till Monday, so I should be able to post by then.

Jim

May 4th, 2007, 5:30 AM

OOC: We've had Thursday, Today (Friday) The Weekend and Monday off School xD But when we get back my school Year is doing some really important exams so I guess I should be revising rather than posting in Pokemon RPs. But I suppose this is more important than my future xD. Did I post the asking the Nurse Joy thing, sounds like character control to me. But It dosen't matter it was small and not important, helped move things along aswell. And by the way Kat, instead of being Pichu rivals the Pokemon in the egg is very similar to Pichu and will have a fun personality. (Considering the eggs colours it's not hard to guess).

IC:

"Room 6, where is room 6?" Wayne was thinking to himself as he carried his new 'addition' to his team along a dark corridor. He was of course beeing followed by his great friend Pineco who was hoping along merrily, yet tired.

"Clever boy!" the blonde girl that walked past her exclaimed cooly; as she walked into her room, followed by Meowth.

"Come back here Kat!" he exclaimed to her door rather loudly, trying not to shout. But the door just closed in front of Wayne and heeared no more wise cracks from her, just a giggle.

<"Maybe the Six was upside down Wayne,"> Pineco suggested. A sweat drop appeared on the back of Waynes head as he looked on at Pineco.

"Noo? Really?" he said sarcasticly.

<"Yep!"> Pineco beamed happily, obviously imune to sarcasm. Wayne progressed to his room, inserted he key into the lock, turned it and opened the door, revieling a cosy litle room with a single bed, a small dressing table with a mirror, a tiny on suite bathroom with a shower, toilet and sink. Also in the room there was a small window; moonlight was filtering through the condensation on top which burst the lunar rays into a thousand little white lights all around the room.

"Wow, this is nice, there's even some blankets and a matrass on the floor for Pokemon," He muttered to himself as he placed the Egg on his bed. "Come on ou Croagunk!" Wayne whispered as he released his Pokemon from its spherical home.

"Croaaa!" Yawned the blue Frog Pokemon as he appeared on the blankets -the ones on the floor-. Obviously still tired from the battle with Teddiursa (Even though he didn't have to doo that much) Croagunk immediatly curled up on the blankets and closed his amazing Yellow eyes.

<"I don't wanna go to sleep,"> Pineco moaned. He had the exact persona of a young child, obviously being a very yound Pokemon proved this. But despite it h was a competant battler, proving it earlier by destroying a TV in the lobby.

"Don't worry, as soon as your head... Well as soon as you hit the pillow you'll fall straight asleep," Wayne articulated as he stared into the young Pokemons' tired little eyes. He gave Pineco a hug and set him down on the blankets and sure enough Pineco fell straight asleep.

"Now, what to do with you?" Wayne pondered; looking at the White and powder Blue egg that was sitting on the end of his bed. His brain hatched a plan. (Get it, hatched? Tough cowed) He wipped out his pre white PokeVice and pointed it at the Egg.

"A Pokemon Egg. It's going to take some time to hatch," The oll female voice stated.

"That helped... I know!" He exclaimed as he picked up the Egg. He went into the bathroom and run some Hot water into the Sink. He placed a towel into the boiling water and wrapped it around the Egg. He then got a blanket from the floor in the bedroom and wrapped that around the Egg. He then placed it the the radiator to keep warm and switched the light on. It'd be warm enough and light enough to survie so he closed the bathroom door and prgoressed to his bed.

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20 Minutes later

Wayne had fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow. Tierd from his adventures. His first day as a Pokemon trainer was completed. As he lay in his bed something was out of place in his room. There was something hovering above him. When Suddenly:

"Missssssssss!!!" Screeched a very high pitched voice. Wayne awoke immediatly and screamed. Hovering above him was a floating head with bubblegum-pink flowing hair.

Before anything else could happen the Pokemon vanished and Wayne felt even more tierd than he had earlier, like soem energy had just vanished. He fell straight back too sleep.

OOC: I know I was supposed to do the morning but I'll let somebody else.

Jim

May 28th, 2007, 2:22 AM

By Ninetails:
-This RPG requires involvement. By signing up for this RPG, you are promising that you will stay in it and not just ignore it, and you better make good posts as well--not the three-line or all-lowercase ones I sometimes see. I specifically designed this RPG to simulate an actual Pokemon journey similar to the one Ash and his friends took together. In this RPG, our characters will really get to know each other as the journey progresses, which I hope will only double the fun. Oh and also, four people at the most will be allowed in this RPG, excluding myself. A deeply involved RPG such as this cannot function properly if it's too large--five should be a good number at most. However, at least three people in all (including me) are required to start this RPG.

Sorry about the double post and the mean quote but this is definatly dead right?

~Dai-kun~

May 28th, 2007, 12:12 PM

Name: Mosten, Zoraku, or Bacoon
Age: 14
Gender:Male
Appearance: Spiky White and Red hair(Red on the bottom White on the top),with a shirt that has a picture of a Dusk ball and red jeans.
Personality: Very kind,caring,funny,wierdly attractive somehow?
History: Mosten had a bad encounter in his region of Sinnoh.Over 75% of Sinnoh is controlled by an evil group called the future callers.So Mosten had borrowed a Pokemon to fly to the Johto Region.He landed in Azalea Town and is currently resting in a new inn at Azalea Town.
Starter: Piplup
Other:Can only hear what the mysterious Weavile says and friends name him BACOON for meaning Baka and Cocoon?
RPG Sample:This is during the Invasion in Sinnoh)
In a house's attic in Snowpoint City.
Mosten:This is terrible how the FutureCallers took over Snowpoint City.
Eiyuu:As a best friend of yours I can say that we are gonna be doomed!
Mosten:......Was that supposed to be funny or serious.
Eiyuu: Don't know...Wait I got an idea how we can escape!
Mosten:C'mon let's hear it how can we escape?
Eiyuu:..Well, here is the thing..I can't go.
Mosten:What do you mean you have to-.
Eiyuu:MOSTEN,WAKE UP FOR ONCE!!!
Mosten:.......
Eiyuu:YOU CAN ONLY DO IT YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN SAVE US!!!!
Mosten:What the heck does that mean?
Eiyuu:Your father once told me that you can understand the true understanding of one Pokemon
who will help you and will let you sense the emotions,feelings,and the dark and lightness of a Pokemon!
Mosten: Did my pa tell you which one it was.
Eiyuu:No but he says when he comes it will come unexpected and will show a test of who you really are
and how your journey will help you.
Mosten:So what's your plan?
Later on Eiyuu hands Mosten his brother's Alakazam.After which he teleports to the Johto Region.
Mosten:Alakazam...I can't understand Pokemon very much but I know of one place in Johto called
Azalea Town can you take me there.
Alakazam nods his head and teleports.As Mosten bids a farewell and wishes Eiyuu be okay he checks in to a hotel
and rests for the day.But what he didn't know was his beginning of being a Pokemon Trainer.